{"id":160578,"date":"2023-09-15T16:53:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-15T15:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/?post_type=project&p=160578"},"modified":"2026-02-03T15:50:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T14:50:44","slug":"indigenous-led-conservation-in-nembi-guasu","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/project\/indigenous-led-conservation-in-nembi-guasu\/","title":{"rendered":"Indigenous-led conservation in \u00d1embi Guasu"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photos on this page: \u00a9<\/mark><\/em> NATIVA Bolivia<\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Bolivia\u2019s Gran Chaco is home to unique species, such as the jaguar, and the territory of many Indigenous communities. History was made in 2019, when the \u00d1embi Guasu Indigenous Conservation Area was formally consolidated: the first Bolivian protected area formally declared by an Autonomous Indigenous government. In the current phase of the project, Fundaci\u00f3n NATIVA Bolivia<\/a> strengthens the conditions for the \u00d1embi Guasu to be well-managed in the long term, paving the way for it to be fully managed by the Charagua government. This work is jointly supported by a consortium of partners, namely, World Land Trust, Nature and Culture International, DOB Ecology and IUCN NL.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\u00d1embi Guasu, being a conservation area established based on a law of Indigenous autonomy that is part of the Bolivian constitution, is both a milestone in Bolivia and a global example.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Gran Chaco: largest forested area in South America<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n
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The Gran Chaco stretches across four countries, covering around 100 million hectares[1]<\/sup><\/a>Redes Chaco. Territorio. Link to web page<\/a>.<\/span><\/span>