Ecobreves – ARGENTINA: Sustainable Development for Wetlands

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Mar 25 2006 (IPS) - An environmental organization in Argentina presented a project for the sustainable development of a wetland in the eastern region, considered a priority area for the conservation of biodiversity. The initiative comes from the Fundación Vida Silvestre (Wildlife Foundation), with the support of other local non-governmental groups, and from the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation.

Marcelo Acerbi, the foundation's conservation director, told Tierramérica that the success of the project “will depend on the participation” of the residents of the area, and the idea is to develop hunting, fishing, ranching, forestry and tourism — but in ways that preserve biodiversity.

he wetland, covering more than 3.3 million hectares, is located in the Great American Chaco, and encompasses the northwest of Santa Fe province, the southwest portion of Chaco, and the east of Santiago del Estero province.