Del Potencial a la Acción: OMEC y Conservación Inclusiva en Bolivia

The document examines conservation efforts in the Bolivian Chaco, focusing on private livestock properties (Las Malvinas and Atajado Ancasoro) and the Reciprocal Water Agreement (ARA) in the Guaraní community of San Antonio del Parapetí. It highlights the tension between traditional sustainable livestock practices and the expansion of industrial agro-industry, while demonstrating how community-led agreements can protect critical water recharge areas through non-monetary incentives. The study emphasizes the need for legal recognition of these local efforts to ensure land tenure security and long-term environmental sustainability.

• The Bolivian Chaco faces severe environmental pressure from the expansion of the agro-industrial frontier, which introduced non-traditional crops like soy, sorghum, and improved maize, as well as intensive cattle breeds (Brahman, Nelore, and Brangus). This shift led to the deforestation of 865,948 hectares between 2011 and 2022.
• Private conservation initiatives in the region, such as those at the Atajado Ancasoro and Las Malvinas properties, rely on traditional extensive livestock models that utilize native forests for cattle browsing (ramoneo). However, these owners fear that forest areas used for grazing may be flagged as failing to meet the Economic Social Function (FES) requirement, potentially risking their land tenure.

APA

Toro, M., Pacheco, R., & Alfred, V. (2025). Del Potencial a la Acción: OMEC y Conservación Inclusiva en Bolivia. WWF International. https://www.worldwildlife.org/documents/1803/Bolivia_CS_Iniciativas_de_Conservacion.pdf

Chicago

Toro, Marco, Rodrigo Pacheco, and Víctor Alfred. Del Potencial a la Acción: OMEC y Conservación Inclusiva en Bolivia. WWF International, 2025. https://www.worldwildlife.org/documents/1803/Bolivia_CS_Iniciativas_de_Conservacion.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{toro2025del, author = {Toro, Marco and Pacheco, Rodrigo and Alfred, Víctor}, title = {{Del Potencial a la Acción: OMEC y Conservación Inclusiva en Bolivia}}, institution = {WWF International}, year = {2025}, month = dec, url = {https://www.worldwildlife.org/documents/1803/Bolivia_CS_Iniciativas_de_Conservacion.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }