Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Integrated Management of Natural Resources of the Amboró National Park and the Amboró Natural Area of Integrated Management (ANMIA), Bolivia
Case Study C0156
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| Date | April 2005 |
| Agency | Productividad, Biosfera y Medio Ambiente (PROBIOMA) |
| Project type | Implemented by agency |
| Context(s) | Protected area |
| Geographic coverage | Bolivia |
| Locality | Amboró National Park |
| Biodiversity focus | Ecosystem/landscape |
| Development focus | Local communities |
| Conservation goals | Consolidate conservation efforts in the Amboró National Park |
| Poverty reduction goals | Promote alternative, environmentally sustainable, income generating activities |
Summary
Productividad, Biosfera y Medio Ambiente's aim in the Amboró National Park, Bolivia, is to consolidate conservation efforts by focusing on local management of natural resources, confronting the threats posed by unsustainable agricultural practices, such as indiscriminate slash and burn, excessive use of agrochemicals, and the threats of extractive industries, such as mining and petroleum. More specifically, the project set out to achieve the following objectives: deter the expansion of the agricultural frontier by introducing ecological agricultural practices, with an emphasis on biological pest control; develop sustainable use of the natural resources of the park, through community ecotourism, as an income-generating alternative and tool for strengthening conservation activities in the Amboró National Park; document and disseminate project experiences, so that they serve as references for developing district, national, and regional conservation and sustainable development policies in other protected areas.
Conservation impact
Approximately 4,000 hectares of cultivated land were placed under biological pest control.
Poverty reduction impact
Three community ecotourism businesses are being developed and the area has become the focal point in the country for issues related to biological pest control and community ecotourism.
Strategy for Conservation/Poverty Linkages
Ecoagriculture
Provision of alternative livelihoods
Reference 1
http://www.eco-index.org/search/results.cfm?projectID=682
More information
Miguel Ãngel Crespo, Project director
Phone: +591 3 3432 098
E-mail: probioma@probioma.org.bo