Somuncurá Plateau
WLT partnered with Fundación Hábitat y Desarrollo’s (FHD) in 2021 to create the first effective reserve on the Somuncurá Plateau, where invasive species and unsustainable land-use practices are pushing a rich array of endemic species to the brink of extinction. With support from WLT’s Buy an Acre programme, this project will protect an initial property of 4,725 ha (11,675 acres) and also fund initial management of the reserve over the first three years.
There are a number of species here that are found nowhere else on Earth, including the El Rincon Stream Frog and Naked Characin (a type of fish) that are both Critically Endangered and survive in just a single stream. Since the project began, FHD have restored 2km of this stream, fenced off other key sites degraded by invasive wild boars, and worked with local farmers to help manage livestock movement and protect native predators like Puma and Culpeo (Andean Fox).
El Rincon Stream Frog. 
View of a stream on the Somuncura Plateau 
Guanacos on hillside at Somuncura. 
A Yellow-billed-tit-tyrant. 
Explore the Somuncurá Plateau with our Interactive Map
Key Species Protected by the Somuncurá Plateau
PROJECT PARTNERS
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Fundación Hábitat y Desarrollo (FHD)
Fundación Hábitat y Desarrollo’s (FHD) mission in Argentina is to protect natural environments, endangered species and promote sustainable development in a fair society, promoting the joint action of the State, civil society and the private sector.
