Forests for sale: How land traffickers profit by slicing up Bolivia’s protected areas

Mongabay
Nov 24, 2021, 9:49 pm709 ptsHot
SAN IGNACIO DE VELASCO, Bolivia — On Feb. 12, 2021, Bolivian conservationists joyfully celebrated the creation of the Bajo Paraguá Municipal Protected Area. Located in the municipality of San Ignacio de Velasco in the Bolivian department of Santa Cruz, the new reserve was established to protect 983,006…

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