Irenda Municipal Conservation Area conserves 353,292 acres, protecting a main water supply

By Andes Amazon Fund | January 7, 2020

The conservation of 353,292 acres (142,972.2 hectares) of cloud forest within the Aguaragüe mountain range in the Andean foothills of southern Bolivia proves to be a landmark project for the…

Serranía de Santa Rosa: 115,327 Acres of Forest and Water Resources Secured in Bolivia

By Andes Amazon Fund | October 2, 2019

The creation of Serranía de Santa Rosa Municipal Conservation Area comes at a timely moment in Bolivia where locally-led conservation initiatives are greatly needed. As fires continue to rage in…

Ixiamas Creates Largest Municipal Conservation Area in Bolivia: Bajo Madidi

By Andes Amazon Fund | June 6, 2019

Triple the size of Grand Canyon National Park, the recently created Municipal Conservation Area of Bajo Madidi protects 3,794,291 acres…

Bolivia Creates Two New Protected Areas

By Andes Amazon Fund | September 20, 2017

Andes Amazon Fund is pleased to announce the creation of two new protected areas in Bolivia:  Abuná Biological Station (Estación Biológica Abuná) and Tahuamanu Biological Station (Estación Biológica Tahuamanu).

Joint Partnership Among Funders to Expand and Strengthen Protected Areas and Indigenous Lands in the Amazon Headwaters

By Andes Amazon Fund | September 12, 2017

Wyss Foundation, Moore Foundation and Andes Amazon Fund invest in conservation in Colombia, Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador.In a joint statement today, the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation…

New Municipal Conservation Area Created in Bolivia

By Andes Amazon Fund | April 3, 2017

The Municipal Conservation Area of Santa Rosa del Abuná is one of the most significant protected areas that Bolivia has created in the past decade.