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| Biosphere Reserve Information | ||||
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PILÓN-LAJAS |
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| General Description | Pilón - Lajas Biosphere Reserve is located on the far eastern spur of the Andes. It comprises mixed mountain and highland systems, low hills and Amazonian plains, covered with tropical humid forests, sub-tropical and tropical forest, forests in ancient alluvial terraces, and mountain and valley forests. Some 70 mammal species have been reported including tapir (Tapirus terrestris), ring-tailed coati (Nasua nasua), spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus), and jaguar (Panthera onca), and 338 species of birds (from the genus Ara, Aratinga, Pyrrhura, Brotegris). Over 160,000 inhabitants live in the Pilón-Lajas region of which 12,000 are Mosetenes, Tacanas and Chimane indigenous people groups who live in settlements inside the Biosphere Reserve, near the rivers and in colonization areas. Mixed populations work in agriculture (rice monoculture), mining, cattle grazing and timber and mostly live in urban centres. Forest timber and unproductive agricultural systems give poor returns and the land is often turned into pasture, a process which threatens sustainable cultures and practices of the indigenous people. The main management goals are to guarantee territorial rights to indigenous people (Chimane and Mosetén) and promote their participation in the decision making processes in order to implement sustainable practices of natural resources. | |||
| Major ecosystem type | Mixed mountain and highland systems; Tropical humid forests | |||
| Major habitats & land cover types | Sub-tropical and tropical forest; mountain and valley forests | |||
| Location | 15°00'S to 67°20'W | |||
| Area (hectares) | ||||
| Total | 400,000 | |||
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| Altitude (metres above sea level) | +280 to +2,000 | |||
| Year designated | 1977 | |||
| Administrative authorities | Parque Nacional Pilón-Lajas Ministerio de Desarollo Sostenible y Medio Ambiente | |||
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| Brief description |
Basic diagnostics (socio-economics and biology) |
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| Abiotic | n.a. | |||
| Biodiversity | Biology. | |||
| Socio-economic | Social/Socio-economic aspects. | |||
| Integrated monitoring | n.a. | |||
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| Contact address |
Por contratar Calle Germán Bush Esq. Campero s/n Bolivia |
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| Telephone | (591) 389 22 245 | |||
| Fax | (591) 389 22 245 | |||
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Pilón-Lajas contact |
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| Web site | http://www.sernap.gob.bo | |||
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| Last updated: 3/27/2011 |
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