Saving the Paraguayan Wilderness

WLT's Paraguay Project is protecting important habitat such as the Atlantic Forest, above. Photo © Emily Horton.

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GUYRA PARAGUAY
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Paraguay Chaco/Pantanal Project

Paraguay is the meeting point for many different eco-regions, which create a rich and unique variety of wildlife habitats.

The growing demand for soya, biofuels and other industrial agriculture threatens these unique habitats, which, despite their importance to wildlife, have received little attention until recently.

How the World Land Trust is helping

In 2005 a legacy enabled the creation of the first 8,650 acre (3,500 ha) reserve in the grass and wetland habitat of the Chaco-Pantanal. As further funds have been raised it has been possible to increase the size of the Chaco-Pantanal Reserve to almost 35,000 acres (9,700 ha).

Further land purchase has seen the creation of a new reserve in the increasingly threatened Dry Chaco , as well as protection of the quickly diminishing Atlantic Forest of Paraguay.

In 2008 WLT established an agreement to conserve 3 vast areas in northern Paraguay in a partnership with local project partners Guyra Paraguay and the Ministry of the Environment, SEAM. The Defending the Chaco appeal raises funds for the continued management of over 2.5 million acres of habitat in northern Paraguay.

How you can help:

Find out more

• For more information, see Why conservation of Paraguay's habitats is critical
• For links to maps, photos, videos and more from the Chaco/Pantanal Project, see our project resources.

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