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Informative publication on WWF’s work in Bolivia Nº 7, October, 2006

Environmental services

Recently, much has been said in Bolivia aboutenvironmental services, however very little hasbeen done to correctly define them and explainthe possibilities and limitations of thesemechanisms which would allow to eventuallyassigning a monetary value as to the benefitprovided by the protected areas and those thatwork to protect them.

Environmental services are nothing else than aseries of functions provided by differentecosystems and that, through their naturalprocesses, provide, in benefit of humanity, eitherbecause we can directly or because the stabilityof the planet depends on them remainingunaltered.

A short but illustrative list of environmentalservices could include, for example, theproduction of oxygen and the retention of carbondioxide on behalf of different forest ecosystemsthat contribute to life and climate regulation onEarth; the control of floods, the filtration andretention of water offered by forests and thusallowing for these resources to be available insufficient quantity and quality; and many otherservices that most people can not imagine suchas pollen from natural ecosystems that, althoughit seems a minor service, it allows for us humansto enjoy all the nutritional value and medicinalbenefits of honey.

There are, of course, many other services.Unfortunately, our 400 word limit for this editorialdoes not give me the liberty to fully describe andexplain, however we will, in future editions of theWWFolio, continue providing information. Inaddition to environmental services, there arealso a series of cultural and spiritual servicesthat come from man’s coexistence withecosystems.

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Aside from the lack of clarity regarding the useof these concepts, there has also beenconsiderable confusion in the media in terms ofthe possibilities of assigning a value forenvironmental services offered, such as Bolivianforests in relation to world climate. In terms ofthe mitigation service of climate change byconservation (averted deforestation) of nativeforests, the international agreement that applies,in other words the Kyoto Protocol, and of whichBolivia is a signatory, only offers considerationsunder the area of Land Use Change and Forests,foreseeing only the possibility of monetarycertificates for reduction of emissions fromreforestation or afforestation activities that werenot considered during its first commitment period(2008 to 2012) and the accreditation of actionsthrough the conservation of forests.

There are, without a doubt, many things thatshould and can be done, in a creative and formalmanner, to conserve and manage our forests tobenefit humanity, such as observe of internationaltreaties and the mechanisms stipulated in them.However these issues require caution andmoderation that can only come from soundinformation, so as not to create false expectations,which has already occurred.

Adolfo MorenoConservation Director

Ecosystem services categories

• Purification and detoxification (filtration, purification and

detoxification of air, water and soils)

• Cycling processes (nutrient cycling, nitrogen fixation,

carbon sequestration, soil formation)

• Regulation and stabilization (pest and disease control,

climate regulation, mitigation of storms and floods,

erosion control, regulation of rainfall and water supply)

• Regeneration and production (production of biomass

providing raw materials and food, pollination and seed

dispersal)

• Habitat provision (refuge for animals and plants,

storehouse for genetic material)

• Information/life-fulfilling (aesthetic, recreational, cultural

and spiritual role, education and research).

Source: Newcome, Jodi et al (2005), The Economic, Social and

Ecological Value of Ecosystem Services: A Literature Review.

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Sunset in San Matías, Bolivian Pantanal

“Pantanal is life” campaign

Through a series of radio jingles, TV spots andpostcards, WWF Bolivia’s Pantanal Programbegan an information and awareness campaignknown as “Pantanal is life”, in the Departmentof Santa Cruz, Bolivia.

The objective of the campaign is to position thesocial, natural and cultural values of this wetlandecoregion, considering that its inhabitants dependon the Pantanal’s natural resources as well asthe healthy state of its ecological and hydrologicalconditions.

“We are confident that raising awarenessregarding the value of the Pantanal will be a keytool for responsible and long lasting developmentin the region”, pointed out Pamela Rebolledo,Coordinator for WWF Bolivia’s Pantanal Program.

The campaign is scheduled to run for threemonths for the radio announcements and twomonths for the TV spots, and we are now workingon the possibility of extending it for a few moremonths.

For further information please contact:prebolledo@wwfbolivia.org. WWF Bolivia, through its Pantanal Program, has been working in the Pantanal

since 1997 supporting communication and environmental education processes,productive activities (cattle ranching, fishing and tourism), effectivemanagement of protected areas, and generation of technical information tosupport decisions regarding sustainable development for the region.

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“Ramphastos toco” postcard

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“El Curichón” postcard

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Under the project for strengthening environmental managementin the municipalities of the Pantanal, the Bolivian Society forEnvironmental Law (SBDA), in collaboration with WWF, carriedout the initial training phase for key actors between the monthsof March and June, regarding Environmental Quality andStrategic Planning in the Municipality of Puerto Quijarro.

The objective of this strategy is to strengthen theoretical andpractical aspects of the municipality’s capacity and otherinstitutions in the area on: Law, policy, environmental legislationand quality in public sectors, and strategic planning fordevelopment within the framework for the implementation ofmega-development projects in the region.

The public authorities in the environmental and legal areashave been left with a greater knowledge in terms of theirresponsibilities, obligations and tools that are provided byBolivian legislation in terms of dealing with environmental andnatural resources issues.

The second phase of the program runs from August toNovember, and Puerto Quijarro has requested that efforts bedirected at strengthening the Municipality’s EnvironmentalUnit, a process that includes training technicians, accompanyingtheir activities and equipment.

Institutional strengthening inPuerto Quijarro

For further information please contact:Pamela Rebolledo, prebolledo@wwfbolivia.org

© WWF / Heidy RESNIKOWSKI Embarkation of Paraguay River, Pantanal

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“Pantanal Gang” magazine

After several months of coordinating with ourpartners, friends and collaborators, the first editionof the magazine “Pantanal Gang”, was publishedin October. The magazine, produced by WWFBolivia’s Pantanal Program, is aimed at reachingstudents in the Pantanal between the ages of 8and 12 as well as teachers, who can use thispublication as a teaching tool.

“Pantanal Gang”, due to come out quarterly, willbecome a means of dissemination that, throughrecreational activities, invites the reader to learnabout the value of the Pantanal. It also aims toeducate in a way that is entertaining througheight iconic characters from the Pantanal:Capybara (Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris), littlePiraña (Serrasalmus sp.), Caiman (Caimancrocodilus yacare), Jabiru (Jabiru mycteria),Hyacinth macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus),Deer (Blastoceros dichotomus), Giant river otter(Pteronura brasiliensis) and the wise Paratodo(Tabebuia aurea).

As of 2003, WWF Bolivia, through its PantanalProgram, has been developing environmentaleducation activities with teachers and schooldirectors in the three municipalities that makeup the Pantanal. Environmental education hasbeen introduced in the formal and informaleducational system, but what makes it differentis that it has been done in the context of theecoregion, aiming to raise the awareness andsensitivity of the children and teenagers who willbecome the future actors of the sustainabledevelopment of the Bolivian Pantanal.

For further information please contact: Pamela Rebolledoprebolledo@wwfbolivia.org

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Sirenare recognizes WWFBolivia’s work

On July 12th, Bolivia’s Renewable NaturalResources Day, the System for the Regulationof Renewable Natural Resources (referred to asSirenare), through the Ministry of Rural,Agricultural and Environmental Development,the Forestry and the Agrarian Superintendences,recognized WWF for its “support for thesustainable use of renewable natural resources”.WWF received second place in the category“Promotion and Dissemination” for environmentalissues and in appreciation for its commitmentwith natural resources and environmentalconservation in Bolivia. This recognition wasawarded after a national consultation processon behalf of the organizers and in which thePrefecture of the Department of Beni suggestedWWF as a candidate because of the joint workbeing carried out on behalf of both institutionsin support of the Iténez Departmental Park andNatural Integrated Management Area (PD ANMIIténez), funded by WWF US / Gordon and BettyMoore Foundation.

For further information please contact: Lila Sainzlsainz@wwfbolivia.org

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© WWF / Gustavo YBARRA Capybaras

Efforts continue forstrengthening Iténezcommunities in sustainabledevelopment

Aiming to provide continuity regardingachievements obtained in 2005, Iphae (Institutefor Man, Agriculture and Ecology), in collaborationwith WWF, developed a new three year workproposal for the area expanding its work to 14new communities and new areas in the BauresMunicipality and incorporating activities that wereidentified during the previous project execution,funded by WWF Sweden / SIDA.

The objective of this project is to contribute tofood security, diversification in production andstrengthening capacities in technical, economic,social and legal aspects for men and womenliving in the 14 communities in the PD ANMI

Iténez: Versalles, Mateguá, Buena Vista, SanBorja, El Escondido, Nueva Brema, Piedritas,La Soga, El Carmen, Bahía La Salud, SantaRosa, Cafetal, Puerto Chávez and Bella Vista,enabling them to contribute to sustainablecommunity development and biodiversityconservation. All of these activities were definedin a participatory manner with the projectbeneficiaries.

For further information please contact: Lila Sainz

lsainz@wwfbolivia.org

Preparation: Development of the action plan of the activities for the firstyear through a participatory process with the project’s target group withthe assistance of Iphae’s multidisciplinary team and the trained promotersin the communities.

Implementation of activities according to the plans that have been developed.

Follow-up and evaluation: A self-evaluation together with the staff that hasnot been directly involved in the project and/or Iphae; an evaluation withthe representatives of the communities in order to finalize the management;review of results, impacts and lessons learned with representatives fromthe communities and WWF.

Iphae’s work consists of three phases:

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Strengthening managementcapacities

Within the framework for strengthening partnerorganization capacities in the Forest & Life(Integral Vision for Development in the Amazon)Project, funded by the Royal NetherlandsEmbassy / DGIS, three workshops were carriedout in Cobija in August and September aimed atstrengthening project management skills.

The first two workshops, Project Management(practices related to sound project management)and Report Writing, were given by Chiel Beedeuit,an international expert on these topics; the thirdworkshop was on Creativity (development oftechniques to stimulate creativity andmanagement skills) was given by RobertoValcárcel, a Bolivian artist, designer and architect.

For further information please contact: Favio Ríos,frios@wwfbolivia.org

Collection center fororganic Brazil nuts

With funding from the RoyalNetherlands Embassy / DGIS,the partners belonging to theAgro-extract iv is t In tegralCooperative of Peasants fromPando Ltda. (Coinacapa) in VillaCotoca, Municipality of El Senain the Department of Pando,within the Forest & Life Project,were given a collection centerfor organic Brazil nuts, enablingthem to better compete in theBrazil nut productive chain.

This experience aims to implement a management experience of acommunity Brazil nut grove based on land use management underthe requirements for organic certification and fair trade, throughparticipatory outreach techniques.

“The 120 m2collection center has a storage capacity of 5000 bagsof Brazil nuts, in other words, more than one million kilos of Brazilnuts”, explained Favio Ríos, Project Coordinator for the Forest &Life Project. The center will benefit 24 partners from the communitiesof Villa Cotoca, Turi Carretera and Blanca Flor located in themunicipalities of El Sena and Blanca Flor, respectively.

Quality control norms, as well as specifications on use, were appliedduring the construction of the center. The beneficiary producersprovided labor as counterpart support.

“It is a center with strategic value for Coinacapa because it foreseesinvolving a greater number of partners, facilitating conditions forBrazil nut harvest under quality control norms”, stated Fidel Apuri,administrative coordinator for Coinacapa.

For further information please contact: Favio Ríos, frios@wwfbolivia.org

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© WWF / Eduardo RUIZ Insect

Organic Brazil nuts

Providing continuity to the first Tri-national Workshop on Land UsePlanning carried out in Cobija(Bolivia) in April, the second Tri-national Conference was held inJuly in Puerto Maldonado (Peru).The event was organized by thePeruvian Institute for Research onthe Amazon (IIAP), the Program forthe Development of Export Markets(PEMD), the Regional Governmentfor Madre de Dios (Goremad) ofPeru and the Forest & Life Project;with support from the Inter-municipal Development Consortiumof the Upper Acre River andCapixaba (Condiac) and the StateSecretary for the Environment(SEMA) of the Government of theState of Acre in Brazil, theMunicipalities Association “AmazonUnion Filadelfia-Bolpebra” (Muafb)of Bolivia, the German Agency forTechnical Cooperation (GTZ) andthe German Development Service(DED) from Brazil.

The objective of this event was tostrengthen the institutional andsocial custody of the land useplanning in the tri-border region. 40organizations from the tri-nationalregion (Bolivia, Peru and Brazil)successfully participated, as wellas state, prefecture, regional andmunicipal governments.

The issues analyzed were:p r o p o s a l s t o h a r m o n i z edevelopment and conservation,identification of mechanisms to

inter-relate national policies withlocal processes, linking civil societyactions, identification of solutionsrega rd i ng imp lemen ta t i onobstacles, setting priorities formethods related to the sharedmanagement in tri-border areas,and identification of mechanismsfor exchange and learningexperiences and capacities.

As a result of the work carried out,more than 60 proposals emergedwhich were then consolidated incentral ideas covering conservationand development, education andp o l i t i c a l - a d m i n i s t r a t i v edissemination, training, participationand empowerment issues.

The Forest & Life Project seeks topromote inter-institutional synergiesthrough pilot experiences for landuse planning and sustainable forestmanagement with the activeparticipation of organizations andlocal governments to develop landuse plans at the municipal scale aspart of a regional planning process.

For further information please contact:Favio Ríosfrios@wwfbolivia.org

II Tri-national Conference for Land Use Planning

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© WWF / Eduardo RUIZ Forest in Pando, Bolivia

Verification norm from Ibnorca

The Bolivian Council for Voluntary ForestCertification (CFV), the Bolivian Institute forStandardization and Quality (Ibnorca) and WWFhave joined efforts for the development of aninspection mechanism geared towards forestmanagement units and timber products yetconsistent with the national forestry legislationfor management and commercialization as wellas the norms established by the ForestStewardship Council (FSC) for non-certifiedcontrolled wood. This initiative occurs under theinitiative for Responsible Purchasing of ForestProducts promoted by WWF Bolivia and designedat promoting the supply of legal wood undermanagement or certified within the nationalmarket through a demand from the main actorsin this local market.

To make the process transparent, the verificationtool to be implemented by Ibnorca can providebuyers (governmental entities, companies andinstitutions from the private sector) with securityin terms of the origin of the wood or timberproducts and, in this way, complement theirprograms for purchases under their policiessupporting sustainability and conservation offorests. At the same time, this can be used byforest managers, manufacturing companies andwood storages that work with legal sources undermanagement as mechanisms of differentiationfor their supply.

For further information please contact: Jessica Moscosojmoscoso@wwfbolivia.org

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Forest trade© WWF / Andres UNTERLADSTAETTER

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Under an agreement signed in April between WWF Boliviaand the Municipal Government of Santa Cruz de la Sierra,the Municipality has committed to adopting, with support fromWWF, a Responsible Purchase Policy for Forest Products.

A Responsible Purchase Policy consists of an institutionalstatement establishing the reference framework to constructa culture of responsible purchases of forest products in itsarea of influence by means of a progressive increase of itswood consumption obtained from different sources providinga responsible supply. In other words, the municipality commitsto gradually increasing its sustainable sources (legal wood,under management and / or certified) for its purchases of theforest products it consumes (school desks, other woodenfurniture, etc.).

On the other hand, the agreement includes the naming andself-recognition of Santa Cruz de la Sierra as the “WorldCapital of Certified Native Tropical Forests” and the designationof a public area (a part of the Canal Isuto walkway) tosymbolically represent Bolivia’s leadership in forest certification. The upcoming inauguration of the walkway will celebratethe municipal government’s commitment to the initiative.

The signing of this agreement seeks to contribute to the publicvalorization of forests, supporting their sustainable use bypromoting policies that support responsible purchasing offorest products.

For further information please contact: Alejandra Sainz, asainz@wwfbolivia.org

The Municipality of Santa Cruz de la Sierraadopts a Responsible Purchasing Policyfor Forest Products

© WWF / Andres UNTERLADSTAETTER Forest trade

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Bolivian forestry companies participatein the Bolivia Forest and Trade Network(FTN)

The Global Forest and Trade Network (GFTN) is a WWFglobal initiative created to promote the responsible trade offorest products through the increase in the demand of woodforthcoming from certified forest operations and the reductionof sources that do not guarantee the sustainability of forests.

The GFTN is made up of more than 350 companies in 22countries, grouped together in national networks known asForest and Trade Networks (FTNs). The Bolivia FTN was bornin 2005 and encourages companies to voluntarily adoptResponsible Purchase Policies for their raw material needs,committing to increasing in a progressive and planned manner,according to their own goals, the purchase of wood fromcertified forests. In addition, they commit to disseminatingamong their suppliers, employees and clients the sale andconsumption of these products.

Support provided by the Bolivia FTN to participating companies:

• Effective links of their products with the demands ofthe GFTN

• Promotional and trade campaigns• Promotion and support in: Assistance in terms of trade

fairs, business roundtables and business delegations• Updated information on the market for certified forest

products• Information on technical assistance• Contact with certified, responsible producers• Information on the supply of wood species• Support to suppliers to obtain certification• Facilitation of process to determine the credibility of

certification systems.

For further information please contact: María del Carmen Carreras,ftnbolivia@wwfbolivia.org

In La Paz:United Furniture BoliviaAnatina ToysMabet

In Cochabamba:MultiagroJolyka

In Santa Cruz:La ChontaCommunity Timber Company Cibapa(Central Indígena del Bajo Paraguá)

Be a part of this conservationinitiative for our forests! Participatein Bolivia FTN.

The following participate in the Bolivia FTN:

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© WWF / Andrés UNTERLADSTAETTER Forest trade

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Characterization of the supplyand demand of certified and non-certified Bolivian wood

In 2005, in efforts to understand why the certifiedsupply of wood from Bolivia had not experienceda significant participation within the Global Forestand Trade Network (GFTN) in spite of being theworld leader in FSC certified tropical forest, WWFrequested a market study to compile informationon the supply and demand as well as theidentification of main internal and external buyers.

Based on this study carried out by HIB LatinAmerica, WWF and the Bolivia Forest and TradeNetwork (FTN) prepared the publication whichhas been fundamental in developing the BoliviaFTN, looking to link the certified supply with thebuyers from the GFTN. In addition, the informationgathered has supported the development of anational initiative for Responsible Purchases ofForest Products, aiming to create awareness inthe internal market for primary buyers in favorof legal wood under management and / or certifiedand thus helping to reduce the il legalcommercialization of wood in Bolivia.

This material will be available in its hardcopyversion in English while the Spanish version will

be offered in a PDF file (digital).

For further information please contact: Jessica Moscosojmoscoso@wwfbolivia.org

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Location: Ñuflo de Chávez and Velascoprovinces; municipalities of Concepciónand San Miguel de Velasco. Themanagement area and community isaccessed via Concepción (65 km by road)Area: 45,886 haPopulation: 57 familiesEthnic group: AyoreodeLanguage: SamucoArea of forest management: 19,990 ha,approved by the Forest SuperintendenceAnnual harvest area for 2006: 920 ha, forwhich in 2006 the harvest was carried outunder two compartments: One of 360 haand the other of 560 ha.

For the fourth consecutive year, the Zapocó Timber Company (fromthe Indigenous Communal Land - TCO Zapocó) is commercializingwood, giving clear evidence of sustainability that, accompanied bysound management and an increase in sale price, is generatingresources for the community.

The community has destined part of this income to three areas ofcommunity investment: Support for the community’s elderly, educationand health. The remainder of the income will be managed as operationalcapital in order to finance the census and extraction activities for thenext harvest area targeted for 2007.

The organization Apcob (Support for the Peasant-Indigenous Peopleof Eastern Bolivia), in collaboration with WWF, supports themanagement and forest commercialization in the TCO.

In 2006, Zapocó is working on three sale contracts for wood:• INPA Parket: This three month contract, concluded in September,

covered an entire compartment consisting of 360 ha, fromwhere a volume of 1650 m3 of wood was extracted.

• Los Petunos: This is a second compartment of harvest areafor 2006 with a surface of 560 ha and an approximate salevolume of 2500 m3, and for which the company Los Petunoswas awarded the bid.

• Isosog Indigenous Community: Zapocó sold 2500 posts and100 beams of Cuchi (Astronium urundeuva), whose productionwas carried out from a previous compartment.

Due to the extraction carried out under this Management Plan, theZapocó community is receiving economic income from the forest andthis, in turn, generates a genuine interest in its conservation.

For further information please contact: Marcelo Ruiz; mruiz@wwfbolivia.org

Zapocó TCO (Indigenous Communal Land)Zapocó commercializes wood from the forestsof its TCO

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Sunset© WWF / Gustavo YBARRA

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ApcobSupport for the Peasant-IndigenousPeople of Eastern Bolivia

Apcob is a humanist NGO established in 1980.It currently co-implements projects related tosustainable management of natural resourceswith indigenous communities. It receives financialsupport from the Royal Netherlands Embassyas well as Hivos, Oxfam-USA and others.

Apcob’s commitment with indigenouscommunities is to ensure the democratizationof Bolivian society by supporting the indigenousmovement towards the construction of a multi-ethnic and pluri-cultural state, as well asdefending their collective and individualeconomic-social rights: land, language andculture.

Apcob’s mission is to ensure the participation ofthe indigenous communities in eastern Boliviain society and in the national state, exercisingtheir rights and articulating their developmentproposals within the context of their culture.The support provided by Apcob focuses onproviding assistance to the Chiquitano indigenouscommunities in the area of Concepción, Lomeríoand Monte Verde; Guaraní from Upper and LowerIsoso; and Ayoreo in the community of Zapocóin socio-economic and technical aspects for theimplementation of micro-regional projectsregarding integrated and sustainablemanagement of natural resources in defense oftheir collective rights.

On page 14 of the 6th edition of WWFolio Bolivia, under the articleentitled “Results from the participation of the Zapocó Communityin the 2nd Business Roundtable of Bolivia’s Wood Industry duringthe 2006 Expoforest Fair”, we did not mention Apcob as theinstitution which carried out the follow-up, accompanied the draftingand signing of the agreement for the sale of sustainable woodfrom the Zapocó Community to INPA Parket and that is currentlyensuring the successful fulfilment of this commitment.

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Sustainable community forest management© Remberto SALAZAR

MoreLife

Dignity, diversity anddevelopmentThe three challenges that the ConstituentAssembly should tackleBy: Alfonso Alem Rojo

The country faces the most important challengein its history. For the first time, after 18 revisionsof its constitution, Bolivia has given itself a newgeneral legal framework as a result of the activeparticipation of its population, and in particular,of those that until recently were marginalized.

The problem to be resolved is not, therefore,that the current constitution is good or bad,progressive or conservative, but the fact that themajority of the population does not feel aconnection with it. In other words, the feeling ofexclusion that is harboured in the majority of themen and women in Bolivia has reached its limitin terms of what is tolerable. The State modeland the relationships that have dominatedpolitically, economically and socially, have ignoredthe diverse intrinsic nature of Bolivian societyand have served to defend and promote theinterests of the minority sectors at the expenseof the national interest and the majority of theinhabitants. The predominant vision of an Andean,centralist country, mono-producer of raw materialsfor export and anchored within inheritedrelationships in large part from the colonialregime, has reached a level of exhaustion andanachronism that can not be sustained for muchlonger.

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Kid from Pantanal, San Matías, Bolivia© WWF / Gustavo YBARRA

Thus, the main challenge can be summarizedas the need to think for ourselves, of re-establishing a country in which we can feelrepresented and that each one of us makes upthis incomparable country and are genuinelyrepresented, of uniting thought with feeling sothat the result is something that we can be proudof and leave behind with satisfaction to futuregenerations.

Therefore we should begin from recognizing theNatural and Cultural Diversity as the primaryvalue for the reconstitution of our country. Inother words, in contrast to what has occurreduntil now, we should appreciate the incrediblenatural richness – that makes Bolivia one of themost diverse countries on Earth – as a sourceof opportunities to guarantee the wellbeing ofour people and the diversification of our economyvia its sustainable use and protection and, onthe other hand, recognize, respect, dignify andpromote the multiplicity of its people and culturesthat make up the majority of Bolivian society,their ancestral knowledge as a source of wisdom,their ways of social and political organization,their ethical values, Weltanschauung (aconception of the world from a specific viewpoint)and ways of guaranteeing justice among theirmembers, their traditional ways of relating totheir natural surroundings and resources that upuntil now have guaranteed their survival, as asource of wealth and inspiration for ourdevelopment and progress. The conviction thatNatural Diversity and Cultural Diversity aretwo dimensions that can not be separated fromour collective identity and heritage should bethe foundation for the new common home thatwe begin to construct.

It is evident that in Bolivia there are diverse visions of what we couldbecome, of the development that we aspire to achieve, of what wellbeingis; all of these are valid and fair. However, it is now imperative that allBolivians, respecting and appreciating our differences, can come closerto a common vision of the country that we want for everyone. That’s whythe historical responsibility that is now our turn, as a generation, is that ofbuilding a united country yet respectful of the autonomy and promote eachsocial actor’s potential as well as regional constituents, a country of balanceconstructed on solidarity, on equality and justice; where the rights of eachindividual, of each community, of each region are protected and guaranteedby law. In other words, the new constitution will be an expression of anAgreement of Belonging supported by an Agreement of Coexistence.

Under this framework, each citizen should begin by asking themselves:Where is my responsibility and how do I assume it? In the case of theinhabitants of the Pantanal, guardians of the largest tropical wetland andone of the most important worldwide, whose life is determined by all of theother life forms that entwine in this fantastic freshwater reservoir, includingits natural and cultural landscape, we should ask ourselves: What legaland institutional coverage do we need to ensure the integrality of this lifesystem and the resources that are a part of it so as to ensure their durationfor future generations, our region and the country with possibilities foreconomic, social and environmentally friendly development and with a longterm responsibility for future generations? The answer is in each one ofus and the synchronization of all our answers to this responsibility that cannot be delegated to others.

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WWF Bolivia in its mixed role ofdonor and implementer

In Bolivia, WWF executes funds under twomodalities:

1) Through partner institutions: WWF, as thedonor entity, transfers funds through grantsto a partner organization to finance aproject that is both on WWF´s and thepartner’s agenda, as well as in accordanceto what has been agreed upon with theprimary donor (see our list of donors inthe graph “Sources of funding”).

2) Through direct implementation: WWFBolivia implements part of its fundingdirectly through its staff in the filed (Trinidadand Cobija) and from its main office (SantaCruz), and occasional ly throughconsultants hired by WWF.

Modalities for executing WWF Bolivia funds

Partner institutions$us 1,731,896

53%

Direct implementationby WWF Bolivia$us 1,518,084

47%

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Flora and fauna at San Matías Protected Area, Bolivian Pantanal© WWF / Gustavo YBARRA

The role covered by WWF is:

• Identify conservation and sustainable development needs andopportunities

• Write proposals for primary donors• Share and discuss issues with potential partners and local beneficiaries• Seek partner institutions• Strengthen relations with partner institutions• Review partner proposals• Prepare terms of reference• Support partners / administrative and technical guidance• Strengthen partner capacities• Carry out an administrative and financial control• Supervise goods and property• Report to primary donors• Visit project areas with donors• Develop projects that respond to global conservation strategies• Cultivate donor relations• Verify possibilities for financial continuity• Seek financial sustainability• Provide resources• Be accountable to the Bolivian government.

The need for WWF Bolivia to, at times, consider directly implementingactions arises when:

• Local conditions are not entirely present (technical or administrative)• In areas where WWF Bolivia has very strict norms regarding

implementation (for example, communication issues which directlyinvolve WWF’s image).

For further information please contact: Saúl Lagrava, slagrava@wwfbolivia.o

Edition: WWF Bolivia • Graphic design: Barbián Comunicación

WWF BoliviaAv. Beni, calle Los Pitones 2070Tel.: +591-3-3430609Fax: +591-3-3430406Santa Cruz, Boliviawwfbol iv ia@wwfbol iv ia.org

WWF’s mission is to stop the degradation of the planet’s natural environment andto build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature by:

• Conserving the world’s biological diversity

• Ensuring that the use of renewable natural resources is sustainable

• Promoting the reduction of pollution and wasteful consumption.

1. DGIS / Royal Netherlands Embassy: 26,75%

2. Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation / WWF United States: 21,91%

3. SIDA / WWF Sweden: 20,17%

4. DGIS / WWF Netherlands: 12,10%

5. WWF Bolivia – Levy / WWF International: 11,62%

6. WWF Switzerland: 5,19%

7. DFID / WWF United States: 0,69%

8. WWF / World Bank Alliance / WWF Central America: 0,52%

9. United States Fish & Wildlife Service / WWF United States: 0,51%

10. Groenhart / Belgium: 0,48%

11. WWF Netherlands: 0,04%

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