WWF in the Amazon rainforest

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04 Sep 2008
September 4th: National Protected Areas Day in Bolivia
It has been 10 years since the institutionalization in terms of the functioning of the Sernap (National Service for Protected Areas) in 1998, a decentralized unit of the Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Development and Environment responsible for coordinating the functioning of the National Protected Areas System and guaranteeing its integral management. In 2005, the Bolivian Government, through Supreme Decree Nr. 28315, officially declared September 4th as National Protected Areas Day.

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04 Aug 2008
WWFolio Bolivia Nr. 14 - July 2008
We invite you to learn more about WWF's activities in Bolivia during the last three months.

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Regarded by many as THE crown jewel of the natural world, the Amazon rainforest remains the largest expanse of its kind on the planet, the ongoing focus of exciting scientific research and discoveries... and the scene of bitter conflict and struggle.

Global heritage for some, home for others, and an untapped bank account for many, the region is under siege from fire, logging and other large-scale disturbances that all add up to major deforestation.

Today, decades after conservation efforts for the area took root, the struggle to curb the 'arc of destruction' continues. There are vital reasons to make this happen. As of mid-2005, scientists estimate that more than 17,1% of the Amazon rainforest biome in Brazil has been lost - home to at least 10% of the world´s known species¹.

Discover the area, the threats that undermine it, WWF's solutions and how you can help conservation efforts.

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¹WWF-Brazil/INPE, 2005

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