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4th Edition – December 2005Informative publication regarding WWF’s work in Bolivia

Publication printed in 100% recycled paper

The year has passed swiftly, almost at cyberneticspeeds, and with it the publication of four WWFolios.This fourth edition is filled with achievements andnews. Throughout the year, the WWFolio hasopportunely and clearly reported the difficulties andachievements of our work; difficulties that, as is tobe expected, are the result of an intervention andinteraction of a mix of diverse forces that are bothpositive and negative. These achievements of coursehave not been accomplished alone and are the resultof a joint effort with many other organizations andindividuals.

From the declaration of a new protected area inPando, the inclusion of new projects and initiativesin the forestry area, the derogation of the protectedarea status of Altamachi and in the continuous searchfor the consolidation of partnerships in the Iténez,to the approval of a tailored educational curriculumfor the Pantanal, the publication of the Puerto BuschStudy and the recent and unjust closing of our fieldoffice in Puerto Suárez, 2005 has been a truly intenseyear with its tones of lights and shadows, and passedto be another landmark in our constant struggle forthe responsible use of our natural heritage.

As Bolivians we have also suffered a year filled withuncertainty in which the use and ownership of naturalresources has been one of the most conflictiveissues. The social and political situation has hadstreaks of drama to the extreme of even doubtingthe viability of the republic as it currently exists.Fortunately, as Bolivians we always find a way inwhich to stay united and this will not be an exception.

In summary, with significant achievements andpassing difficulties we continue ahead with optimismand joy, striving to maintain a vision that allows usto contribute towards stopping environmentaldegradation and building a future in which humansand nature coexist in harmony.

Spirits up! It is a time of peace, happiness, hopeand love. It is a time of celebration and respect forall Creation!

Adolfo MorenoConservation Director

2005: significantachievements

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Pantanal

Educational curriculum: acommitment with the future basedon dedication and inspirationWWF has been working in the Bolivian Pantanalsince 1997 when it first supported the Prefecture ofSanta Cruz in consolidating the process for thecreation of two protected areas in the ecoregion:San Matías Integrated National Management Areaand the Otuquis National Park and IntegratedNational Management Area.

Environmental trainingEducation has been a cornerstone of WWF’sPantanal Program since the very beginning. Firstefforts were geared towards a participatory processto train 54 environmental promoters fromapproximately 20 communities in the provinces ofÁngel Sandóval and Germán Busch. Some of thesepromoters are today park guards for the Otuquisand San Matías protected areas, while others areauthorities in their communities. The result of thiseffort, implemented by our partner NGO PROCESOEducational Services, was the publication of a“Teachers Guide” with supporting text containinginformation on conservation, protected areas,wetlands and the environment in general, for childrenfrom grades one through six, establishing a ©

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foundation from which to prioritize, orient andefficiently direct educational efforts.

Audubon Schoolyard Ecology InitiativeIn 2003, our other current partner NGO, the NoelKempff Museum’s Friends Foundation (FUAMU),joined the educational efforts promoted by WWF,contributing important technical assistance andintroducing the Audubon Schoolyard Ecology Initiativein the Germán Busch Province, which served toinstill in the teachers and students questions relatedto their immediate environment and which they couldlater apply in diverse situations. This coincides withthe inauguration of information centers for Otuquis(located in Puerto Suárez) and San Matías (locatedin Candelaria), both of which were closely coordinatedwith the schools in the areas, as well as the NationalService for Protected Areas (SERNAP), includingsupport from directors, teachers and protected areastaff.

A result of this process was the spontaneous creation,at the initiative of children and teenagers in theregion, of the Pantanal Otuquis Club. This club metregularly to organize and present different educationalactivities (puppets, fairs, among others) to local

audiences. One of their main projects was the radioprogram known as Magical Pantanal which, after atraining process, was produced and aired as a liveprogram presented by the Club membersthemselves.

The wetland curriculumThe experience accumulated in education servedas a foundation to develop the curriculum for theschools in the Pantanal ecoregion. The wetlandcurriculum aims to introduce students to basicconcepts regarding the environment and conservationin line with the Educational Reform which “identifiesthe need for natural sciences to be a transversalelement in the formal education”.

The challenges faced in developing this curriculumwere encountered in the way in which it was carriedforward:- In a participatory manner- Collecting and expressing the needs identified

by the teachers- Demonstrating technical solvency in order for

subsequent approval on behalf of the Ministry ofEducation and thus ensuring its implementation asa guiding text by the teachers.

Participants of Pantanal OtuquisClub

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nder this scenario, WWF signed agreements withthe Departmental Educational Service under thePrefecture of Santa Cruz and the MunicipalEducational Districts aiming to:- Compile, systematize and organize the efforts

carried out in the field of environmental educationas of 1998

- Share systematized information with teachers inthe three educational districts: Puerto Suárez,Puerto Quijarro and San Matías, obtainingimpressions, feedback on needs and expectationsrelated to the construction of a curriculum for thePantanal

- Develop a draft of the curriculum based ontechnical guidelines form the Educational Reform.

This draft was implemented during the 2005 schoolyear and after an evaluation on behalf of theeducational authorities, the Ministry officially approvedthe the curriculum, which was designed exclusivelyfor the Pantanal yet taking into consideration theenvironmental transversal and in total accordancewith the Educational Reform.

Currently FUAMU, PROCESO and WWF are workingon a final version of the curriculum which needs tobe ready for official implementation for the 2006school year. The next editions of WWFolio will providefurther information on the final content of thecurriculum.

This important achievement in the area of educationhas been possible thanks to the commitment of twopartner organizations: PROCESO and FUAMU,especially from their technical staff: Maité Hernando,Ana María Zenteno and Marcel Caballero.

Puerto Busch StudyAs of October 2005, WWF has been distributing the“Puerto Busch Study – Options for the location of asovereign port for Bolivia on the Paraguay-ParanáRiver System”, representing a joint publication carriedout with the Earth Institute at Columbia Universityand the New Zealand Institute for Crop and FoodResearch, under the guidance and participation ofnational experts. The Study offers an analysis of thecurrent proposal presented by the Bolivian Railway-Port Society (SFPB) for the construction of a portand connecting railway line within the PantanalOtuquis National Park and Integrated NaturalManagement Area (and a declared Ramsar site).The document also provides scientific informationabout the area under consideration for theinfrastructure project as well as an analysis of theadvantages and disadvantages of alternativescenarios to expand Bolivian exports via the Atlantic.The following are a handful of some of the Study’sthe main conclusions:

• The proposed engineering design for the railwayand port terminal infrastructure is not adapted to theconditions of the Pantanal.

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• Both the railway and port would beconstructed on unstable land and thus subject toconsiderable deformations and would require largeinvestments in terms of materials that are notavailable in the region as well as of costly supportinfrastructure currently not considered in the proposal.• A good portion of the railway line is subjectto flooding that can reach up to five meters in depthin some areas. This is due because in spite of theflat appearance of the land there are differences interms of altitude of a couple of meters causing adepression in the narrow passage way of the areaknown as Dionisio Foianini Triangle, in which thelevel of flooding is greater than what is recorded onthe bank at the river’s edge. However, even withoutconsidering these differences in terms of the levelof the land, the terreplein upon which the railwayline would be constructed has been calculated witha height of three meters (on average) along its entirecourse, according to what is proposed by the SFPB.• The complexity of the Paraguay River interms of its hydrology and tributaries has beenunderestimated, and the bimodal behaviour of theriver has not considered. In addition, the presenceof courses of water is not recognized – ephemeraland permanent – along the route that the railwaywould run.• Thus, sufficient care has not been taken toconsider the water flow on the land surface proposedfor the construction of the infrastructure nor thedistinct and differentiated cycles in terms of the fillingand draining of the Pantanal in the region. Theproposed design would put large areas at risk whileothers to drought due to the dam effect caused bythe terreplein for the train.• The location of the port is inadequateconsidering that it would be on a curve along theriver that is eroding and in a process of receding.

This is confirmed through aerial photographs andsatellite images that show scars left by old coursesof the river in its migration towards Bolivian territory(in that sector).• As with the water flow, the natural flows offauna in their search for food, shelter or reproductioncan be jeopardized by a terraplein that does notconsider sufficient passage ways.• With all these considerations, as well asmany others that we don’t mention in this briefsummary, the construction costs are underestimatedand costs required for maintenance practicallyignored.• The calculations regarding savings in termsof freight costs have numerous deficiencies. TheStudy shows that instead of being comparativelyfavourable for export, as intended by the proposal,the exporter would have to pay more using the portin Dionisio Foianini than through the port currentlyavailable in Tamengo Channel.• The Study shows that in addition to theSFPB proposal being expensive and inefficient, thereis an alternative that fulfils the priority goals as setforth by the Government (export of greater volumesat a lower cost and from a sovereign port) includingthe long sought after development desires. Thisalternative implies developing a greater port capacityin the Tamengo Channel, which yet allows preservingthe Pantanal and thus allowing for ecotourism anda recreational area for future generations.

The Study and the errata can be accessed (currentlyavailable in Spanish, including executive summaryin English) at the following link:http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/where_we_work/latin_america_and_caribbean/where/bolivia/publications/publication.cfm?uNewsID=24336&uLangid=4

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Towards the construction of anecoregional governanceFrom a conservation point of view, an ecoregionalfocus seems like an excellent opportunity to confrontchallenges that go beyond border limits and thusrequire a vision and capacity for concerted action.

From an organizational and political point of view,this approach presented interesting challenges forany actor intending to intervene at the regional scale,yet without losing sight of the local cultural, social,political and economic dimensions; and, withoutlosing sight of its peculiarities in terms oforganizational structure, including its challenges,opportunities, experiences and pace.

Regardless of how one looks at this, relevantquestions emerge: How to generate sharedstrategies based on recognizing the differences andcomplementarities? How to create learningopportunities between actors whose agendas andpriorities many times only partially overlap? How towork on a regional level without neglecting particularneeds at the local level or vice versa? How to createand cultivate opportunities between actors tomaximize the potential for consensus and reduceconflicts?

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These and other questions are part of the processin sharing work as well as the construction of astrategy and ecoregional governance promoted byWWF’s Southwest Amazon offices. Under thisframework a meeting was held with staff from theWWF offices located in Acre (Brazil), PuertoMaldonado and Lima (Peru), Washington, SantaCruz and Cobija (Bolivia).

The meeting allowed for the discussion of technicalissues based on the most important conservationthreats faced by the ecoregion, including determiningfactors and the relevance of confronting thesethrough certain strategies, as well as the opportunityand need to achieve alliances with other actors inthe region.

It also was an opportunity to consolidate a processof strategic coordination and ecoregional monitoring,establishing the foundation for shared governanceat the ecoregional level. WWF Bolivia is optimisticand enthusiastic regarding the development of thisprocess.

Application of the Audubon’sSchoolyard Ecology Initiative inIténezWith support from WWF and through our partnerRescue in your Hands (REMA), efforts werecoordinated with the authorities and districteducational office in the municipalities of Magdalenaand Baures, as well as the Prefecture of the BeniDepartment, to train teachers in schools located inthe communities of Magdalena, Baures, Bella Vistaand the Iténez Protected Area on how to useAudubon´s methodology.

What is Audubon’s Schoolyard Ecology Initiative?Through Audubon’s Schoolyard Ecology Initiative,children and teachers from schools experience firsthand actions to inquire about local ecologicalprocesses and its effects on people and environment.

This is the first training offered in these municipalitiesand it was very well received on behalf of the studentsand teachers. Given that the request to participateon behalf of the teachers was higher than expectedand because of a lack of space, the teachers thatwere able to participate have now become trainersthemselves and are showing others how to use thisteaching methodology.

The first results of this research experience werepresented during the III National Science and EcologyCongress, “Science in our Hands”, held in August2005 in Santa Cruz.

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ErratumOn page 15 of WWFolio Nº 3, due to unintentionaloversight, we failed to mention that our partner andpromoter of the abovementioned Congress “Sciencein our Hands” was Rescue in our Hands (REMA).

OUR PARTNERS

Creation of the PrefecturalDecentralized Protected Areas Unit(UDAP) in BeniThrough Prefectural Resolution 79/05 the PrefecturalDecentralized Protected Areas Unit (UDAP) wascreated in Beni. The UDAP emerges from a needto guarantee the integral management of the IténezDepartmental Park and Integrated NaturalManagement Area, as well as other futuredepartmental protected areas. Administratively, it isheld accountable to the Prefecture’s Office for NaturalResources and Environment in Beni.

Under the agreement signed with the Prefecture,WWF has been financially supporting the operationof the UDAP, including facilitating the developmentof planning and monitoring strategies for departmentalprotected areas to be implemented in the future, aswell as a financial strategy.

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Through grants, WWF enters into apartnership with local organizationstransferring the full or partial managementof a project. In this and future editions ofthe WWFolio we will present, one by one,our national partners.

REMA -Rescue inour HandsREMA is a not-for-p r o f i t n o n -g o v e r n m e n t a lorganization working in the areas of education,research and dissemination of information infavour of conservation and the managementof natural and cultural resources. It initiatedits activities in October 2000 with the trainingof school teachers in the urban area on theuse of Audubon’s Schoolyard Ecology Initiative.Later, it began an educational process orientedtowards strengthening and supporting formaland alternative education with emphasis onecology and the conservation of naturalresources.

Areas of actionREMA works on three different levels: research,education and dissemination in both urbanand rural areas, with municipalities and civilsociety, giving priority to formal educationalsectors, rural communities and nationalprotected areas.

For further information please contact:erivera@rema-bo.org / www.rema-bo.org /+591-3-3448836 / Santa Cruz, Bolivia FORESTS & AMAZON • WWFOLIO

COINACAPA - Integral Agro-extractiveFarmers Cooperative of Pando

Interview with Mr. Fidel Apuri, AdministrativeCoordinator, and Mr. Feliciano Ibaguari,Certification Instructor

How was COINACAPA formed?

COINACAPA consists of 306 partners from 33 communities.We have been working for five years, and during the lasttwo years the organization has been led by Brazil nutcollectors. We are represented by an Administrative andSurveillance Council. There is also a sub-directory andactive participation on behalf of women. We work with atremendous sense of responsibility, spirit of participation,performance and commitment.

What do you consider as COINACAPA’s greatestachievements?

We have a consolidated Cooperative after three years ofsupport from ACRA (Association for Rural Cooperation inAfrica and Latin America), and now we are workingindependently and the entire region is very proud of us.Two other important achievements are that the farmingsector obtains representation through this Cooperativeand thus we have contributed to putting Brazil nut backon the agenda in the Vaca Diez Province.

The Brazil nut tree and nut itself have a significant economicand social value. And for those that are part of the chain– from the collector to the vendor – improving their standardof living depends on the international marketing of thisproduct.

Brazil nut management withCOINACAPA, CIFOR and SenaIn September, WWF, under its “Forest & Life - IntegralVision for the Development of the Amazon” Projectbegan working with the Integral Agro-extractiveFarmers Cooperative of Pando (COINACAPA), theCenter for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)and the Municipality of Sena.

This consists in developing a Brazil nut ManagementPlan in the community of Turi located in theMunicipality of Sena, under the technical norms ofBrazil nut management plans, organic certificationand responsibility norms regarding quality requiredby international markets to improve the product. Thisis a pilot project and includes the active participationin the implementation of the activities with membersof the community.

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What do you consider as the coinciding point in terms ofthe work carried out by COINACAPA and the objectivesof the Project “Forest & Life”?

WWF supports the productive chain, the norms that mustbe complied with in order to export a high quality product;this allows complementing our knowledge with the Brazilnut harvesting process.

Through the aforementioned Project we are becomingstronger both as an organization and technically in termsof Brazil nut management ensuring that members continueinterested.

For fu r the r i n fo rmat ion p lease con tac t :coinacapa@cotas.net / +591-71118243 / Cobija, Bolivia

The Global Forest and TradeNetwork (GFTN)In October, representatives of WWF and GFTN from11 countries met in Peru. The objective of the meetingwas to enhance the vision, mission and focus of theGFTN in Latin America and the Caribbean. Inaddition, it was analyzed how this Network isexpressed within the mission of WWF and its Forestsfor Life Program.WWF Bolivia participated in the meeting as part ofits incorporation into the GFTN, as well as under theobjective of establishing key contacts to benefitBolivian forest producers. This was framed underWWF Bolivia’s component regarding forestcommercialization and responsible markets, aimingto increase the national and international demandfor Bolivian forest products forthcoming from a soundmanagement and certified sources, based on thetolls and marketing concepts developed by WWFand the GFTN.

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Silvicultural researchIn November 2004, with support from WWF, fourpermanent parcels of 20 ha were established in theForest Management Plan under the IndigenousCentral Office for the Bajo Paraguá (CIBAPA).

The large scale parcels have been installed and arebeing monitored by the Bolivian Institute for ForestryResearch (IBIF) with financing from WWF Sweden/ SIDA. These parcels will allow expanding researchtowards a forest for which there is very littleinformation. In addition, the results obtained willallow defining forest management practices that areenvironmentally adequate and economicallyfavourable.

Since November, WWF has been supporting theevaluation stage related to the application of differentsilvicultural treatments. This effort also contributesto the CIBAPA being able to take one step furtherin the Stepwise Approach System –in use by WWFand the GFTN – aiming to help them obtain FSCcertification in the medium term.

Exchange of experiences betweenBolivia and NicaraguaIn October an evaluation under the StepwiseApproach System was carried out for the forestryoperation under the General Management Plan forthe Momené Community belonging to the GuarayosIndigenous Communal Land.

As part of the exchange regarding forest experiencesamong WWF offices in Latin America, this evaluationreceived assistance from Mr. Oswaldo Trejos fromWWF Central America, who shared experiences of

The GFTN is a global program promoted by WWFfor responsible forestry management andcommercialization. It is made up of 402 companiesthat share the objective of international commercefor certified timber products as a way in which toimprove practices regarding forest managementand, at the same time, contribute to economicdevelopment. There are 22 regional networks thatmake up the GFTN.The companies that make up the Network representa high percentage in terms of the world’s consumptionof timber: Among these we can mention, for example,IKEA, Habitat for Humanity, Stanley Tools, Timbmetand other actors such as forest owners, furniturecompanies, architects, construction companies,retailers and investors.

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Illustrated Guide of Bolivia’s MainForestry SpeciesThis guide helps in the identification of 68 importanttree species from an economic and ecologicalperspective in the Amazon and Chiquitania area,as well as the transition areas between both. Thefield guide lists 64 wood species and four palmspecies and is organized alphabetically by theircommon names. There is also a color photoaccompanying each specie as well as detaileddescriptions including information on the plant itself,outstanding features and characteristics of the bark,leaves, branches, flowers and fruit, among others.

Each page also includes an inset with the commonname of the species, its scientific name and familyto which it belongs, as well as its economicimportance. For many of the species, informationis also included on its flowering and fructification,and other related information.

F o r f u r t h e r i n f o r m a t i o n p l e a s e c o n t a c t :bmostacedo@ibifbolivia.org and omelgarejo@wwfbolivia.org

the Nicaraguan Miskita in the Autonomous Regionof the Northern Atlantic.

The evaluation team, which also included technicalstaff from the Amazonian Center for SustainableForest Enterprise (CADEFOR), BOLFOR II Guarayosand the Central Organization for Native GuarayosPeople (COPNAG), extended the use of this tool toother actors that provide assistance in communityforestry management.

The Momené community has been receivingtechnical assistance from WWF through CADEFORand IBIF for the planning regarding forestmanagement, harvesting, industrial safety and health,among others. In addition, efforts are also beingdeveloped towards forest certification under theframework of a commercial alliance of the communitywith the buyer INPA Parket.

This evaluation will identify the primary actionsneeded to ensure that the assistance provided iseffective and consolidates the forest managementwithin the community.

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Bolivian park guards participate inthe Ibero-American CongressApproximately 100 park guards met in Santiago,Chile for the I Ibero-American Park Guard Congress.

The Bolivian delegation consisted of 20 park guardsled by Ms. Carola Vaca, President of the BolivianAssociation of Conservation Agents (ABOLAC). MsVaca was also named as the representative of theInternational Park Guard Federation for SouthAmerica for 2006.

ome of the issues discussed were protected arealegislation, the changing role of park guards inglobalized countries, the link between indigenouscommunities in planning processes and decisionmaking, to name a few.

WWF, supporting the exchange of knowledge,experiences and contributing to the strengtheningof ABOLAC, provided resources for the transportationof the Bolivian delegation to Chile.

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New departmental protected areaunder sustainable development

Interview with Jhonn Gómez, ExecutiveDirector for the National Service for ProtectedAreas (SERNAP)

What is SERNAP´s position regarding the integration oftransboundary protected areas?

Significant progress has been possible because we havegreater knowledge and experience in the administration ofprotected areas and thus we have learned that biodiversitydoes not recognize nor does it have borders; there is arelationship between protected areas in border regions andit is necessary to collaborate among institutions to carry outjoint actions for their conservation.

It is important to share experiences between countries interms of a management model for biodiversity as well asagreeing upon common agendas at the border level. In otherwords, actions should be supported by the chancery and bepart of the diplomatic agenda in terms of joint commitmentsbetween countries.

Under this perspective, how could efforts be articulatedbetween SERNAP and WWF?

A relationship already exists between WWF and SERNAP,based on work carried out in different protected areasthroughout Bolivia; in the region of Pando it would be necessaryto further strengthen this relationship, especially consideringthat the protected areas border with other countries or are ofa departmental nature. Consideration should also be givento contributing to efforts aimed at the consolidation of aprotected areas system at the departmental level. Our workingrelationship with WWF has been very good making it morepossible to have a new agenda in the Amazon region.

What is SERNAP’s position regarding the creation andconsolidation of the departmental Bruno Racua WildlifeReserve?

For us this is very good news, even more so with expansionof limits as needed, considering that research carried outindicates that it is a representative area in terms of ecosystemsand biodiversity in the Department of Pando, and becauseit promotes sustainable development models.

Bolivian Park Guard DayBolivian park guards celebrated their “day” onNovember 8th. More than 50 park guards from theBolivian Amazon met in Cobija to celebrate the FirstNational Park Guard Meeting.

The meeting financed by WWF and implementedthrough the NGO Herencia, as part of their supportfor the Manuripi Reserve, included participants fromthe protected areas of Manuripi, Pilón Lajas andMadidi, as well as a visit from staff from Tambopata(Peru). The objective of the event was to exchangeexperiences and knowledge regarding differentactivities carried out in protected areas in both Boliviaand Peru.  The event was inaugurated by Mr. Jhonn Gómez,SERNAP’s Executive Director, and called for joiningefforts in favour of the conservation of protectedareas for the benefit of future generations, andhighlighting the key role played by park guards aspromoters of susta inable development.

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Building an effective teamSeeking to strengthen our ever growing team andaiming to increase our productivity and impact uponconservation and sustainable development in Bolivia,a “Team building” workshop was carried out incoordination with the consulting firm Sinapsis.

The success of a team is directly related to theefforts of its individual members and how theseindividuals relate to each other in a work environment.For this reason the workshop was carried out withthe entire staff, including our four offices: SantaCruz, Puerto Suárez, Trinidad and Cobija.

Continuity to this exercise will be given during 2006with more specific efforts carried out with the differentteams working on WWF Bolivia’s different projects.

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