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Informative publication on WWF’s work in Bolivia Edition Nº 12 – January 2008

The agenda for the upcomingyear

A new year begins and, as we do with ourpersonal and family life, we ask ourselves whatwill happen with our jobs, with the country, theregion and the world, since everything is linkedtogether. There are numerous questions,expectations are high and anxiety begs us forurgent answers... and hopefully ones that arepositive.

The panorama, however, is unclear for our workin biodiversity conservation. Whatever the politicaltendency, or even if a constructive understandingis achieved between the currently confrontedparties in Bolivia, nature and the environmentusually still end up paying a price.

The consumption of natural resources fordevelopment or subsistence is always on theincrease at a steady pace, impregnable,regardless of what the statistics tell us indicatinga negative, null or stagnant growth rate.

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© WWF / Gustavo YBARRA

The graphic and thematic content of this publication is of entire responsibility of WWF Bolivia, the conservation organization, and does not necessarily representthe institutional criteria of the organizations mentioned and referenced throughout the publication.

The subsoil continues to contribute fossil fuelsthat man then transforms into green house gasemissions; the land continues to expose itselfand is used for crops and pasturelands, manyof which go to feed farm animals that are laterslaughtered and consumed by a population thatis persistently growing; forests continue to becut down and, in Bolivia, the rate isunprecedented with areas the size of roughly 43soccer fields per day being cut down; the aircontinues receiving strange contributions ofunsolicited aromas, colors and densities; thewind has even become harsher in the easternplains; unseasonable downpours rip up trees,knock down ravines and bury entire villages andeven cities. In summary, the natural environmentthat nurtures and welcomes us also angrilyreveals itself and tells us that its fury can beuncontrollable if we continue provoking it.

How do we revert these tendencies without dyingof hunger in the process? How do we moveforward without tripping over ourselves? Nobodyknows. However , we a l l know thatconservationists need to keep seeking the

answers and ways to try and somewhat balancethe unequal fight with outright developers, placingourselves on the side of equilibrium, constructivedialogue and hopefully, without quarreling withthose who only side with their immediate interests.As conservation organizations we continue tobe indispensable. Our role as guardians becomesmore valid with each passing day, as activeactivists, as responsible administrators ofresources, as the ones insisting upon the sameissues that haven’t changed, as warehouses forinformation, disseminating scientific information,as storytellers of our natural history, as plannersfor the use of natural resources, as agents forconsensus.

And with all this, the agenda is full for the yearthat is just beginning…

Adolfo MorenoConservation Director

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3rd edition of “Pantanal Gang”educational magazine

During the first trimester of 2008, the third editionof the “Pantanal Gang” magazine will begincirculation in the municipalities of Puerto Quijarroand San Matías. This publication is part of theenvironmental education efforts of WWF Bolivia’sPantanal Programme. The magazine focuseson promoting awareness of the Pantanal, as wellas educating in an entertaining way by usingeight iconic characters typical of the Pantanalecoreg ion : Capybara (Hydrochaer ishydrochaeris), Piranha (Serrasalmus sp.),Caiman (Caiman crocodilus yacare), Stork (Jabirumycteria), Marsh deer (Blastoceros dichotomus),Giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) and the wiseParatodo (Tabebuia aurea). The third edition willbe dedicated to providing information on WWFand its work and activities in Bolivia and theworld. Keep an eye out for it!

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© WWF / Juan Carlos VACA Environmental education activities in San Matías (Northern Bolivian Pantanal)

Friends of Noel Kempff MercadoMuseum Foundation (FundaciónAmigos del Museo Noel KempffMercado - Fuamu)

Over the past 10 years WWF Bolivia and Fuamu,as well as other organizations, have been workingtogether on environmental education. We wouldlike to take this opportunity to provide furtherinformation on this partner organization.

Established in 1999, Fuamu is a non profitorganization set up by a group of individuals whoalso support the Noel Kempff Mercado NaturalHistory Museum, an academic institution whichFuamu aims to support.

Its board of directors consists of academics andmembers from the business community. Itdevelops activities oriented towards conservationand planning for the sustainable use of naturalresources while promoting existing capacitieswithin the Museum, as well as actions based onthe technical and scientific human resourceswithin the organization. Funding is obtained frompublic and private organizations, donations, etc.

Fuamu, in alliance with the Noel Kempff Museum,is progressing towards becoming a researchcenter and national reference for policydevelopment. Its programmatic areas consist ofthe following:

• Education for sustainable development: Inwhich WWF Bolivia’s work is inserted withenvironmental education in the BolivianPantanal, through the participatoryconstruction and implementation of acontextualized formal educational curriculumfor the Bolivian Pantanal.

• Protected areas: Technical justification fortheir creation, management plans and zoning

• Monitoring and determining changes in landuse

• Management of natural resources: Impactsfrom climate change on biodiversity,management of flora and fauna

• Habitat restoration• Support in dissemination and exchange of

environmental information.

For further information please contact:amigosmuseo@museonoelkempff.org

OUR PARTNERS

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LivingWWF special report:Climate change speeds upAmazon’s destruction, saysWWF

A vicious feedback loop of climate change anddeforestation could wipe out or severely damagenearly 60 per cent of the Amazon forest by 2030,says a new report from WWF.

The report from the global conservationorganization “The Amazon's Vicious Cycles:Drought and Fire in the Greenhouse” revealsthe dramatic consequences for the local andglobal climate as well as the impacts on people’slivelihoods in South America.

For Bolivia this would mean the disappearanceof the cloud forests, since the regional climatewould inhibit the rain and high elevation cloudsthat are the necessary conditions for thisecosystem to exist, a process that has alreadyled to the extinction of golden toads (Bufoperiglenes) in the Central American cordillera(Lawton et al. 2001). Current economic trendsand climate change at regional and global scalescould also destroy important ecoregions of theAmazon region. Given current trends, manyspecies of animals, including several primates,will lose more than 80% of their primary foresthabitat over the next few decades.

“The importance of the Amazon forest for the globe’s climate cannot beunderplayed,” says Dan Nepstad, Senior Scientist at the Woods HoleResearch Centre in Massachusetts, and author of the report. “It’s not onlyessential for cooling the world’s temperature but also such a large sourceof freshwater that it may be enough to influence some of the great oceancurrents, and on top of that it’s a massive store of carbon.”

Current trends in agriculture and livestock expansion, fire, drought, andlogging could clear or severely damage 55% of the Amazon rainforest by2030. If, as anticipated by scientists, rainfall declines 10% in the future,then an additional four per cent of the forests will be damaged by drought.

Global warming is in fact likely to reduce rainfall in the Amazon by morethan 20%, especially in the eastern Amazon, and local temperatures willincrease by more than 2°C, and perhaps by as much as 8°C, during thesecond half of the century.

With further destruction of the Amazon forests, less rainfall in India andCentral America is anticipated, as would rainfall during the growing seasonin the grain belts of the US and Brazil.

Strategies to halt deforestation in the Amazon include minimizing thenegative impacts from cattle ranching and infrastructure projects, andrapidly expanding the existing network of protected areas.

To download the report, please access:http://assets.panda.org/downloads/amazonas_eng_04_12b_web.pdf

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© WWF / Gustavo YBARRA

The community of Versalles andits commitment with protectingRiver turtles

As of July 2007 the community of Versalles,together with park guards and in collaborationwith WWF Bolivia, has been monitoring Riverturtles (Podocnemis expansa and Podocnemisunifilis) in the Iténez River of the protected areathat carries the same name. This initiative is part of the local communityinvolvement in natural resource protectionactivities in view of the need for conservationand sustainability regarding species. The mostinteresting aspect of this project is that thecommunity itself took on the initiative in directcoordination with the park guards of the IténezProtected Area (PA). Six community membersbecame responsible for monitoring nesting siteson four beaches on the Iténez and San Simónrivers.

To determine the conservation state of theTurtles, local technical staff used a diagnosisregarding the use of local communities of theseresources and, in this way, be able to identifycurrent threats to the turtle populations. The workcarried out by the volunteer community membersconsists in obtaining information that can beused as input for the future development of aTurtle management plan for the northern areaof the Iténez PA, as well as surveillance activitiesduring the nesting and egg laying season.

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The Yellow-headed sideneck turtle (Podocnemis unifilis)

The Giant South American turtle (Podocnemisexpansa) is classified as “lower risk/conservationdependent” (LR/cd) on the IUCN Red List 2003,and listed under Appendix II (which means thespecies is not necessarily currently threatenedwith extinction, but may become so unless tradeis closely controlled) of CITES (Convention onInternational Trade in Endangered Species ofWild Fauna and Flora) – and the Yellow-headedsideneck turtle (Podocnemis unifilis) is classifiedas “vulnerable” by IUCN, and is also listed underAppendix II of CITES.

The main causes for the reduction in theirpopulations in other areas in the lowlands ofBolivia is indiscriminate hunting for commercialpurposes, as well as the excessive consumptionof their eggs, the logging and clearing of areassurrounding rivers, and damming of rivers, whichcan cause the water cycle to be drastically altered.This can confuse the turtles' natural seasonalcycle of nesting, which is timed to the alternationof floods and low flows. In addition, prematurerising of rivers can flood nesting sites, causingreduced hatching success.

Both species are considered crucial formaintaining the biodiversity within their habitats,due to their important role as dispersers of fruitsand seeds, and these Turtles hold third place infulfilling this role after monkeys and birds(Conway, 2004).

For further information please contact:lsainz@wwfbolivia.org

Podocnemis expansa

The Giant South American turtle (Podocnemis expansa) belongsto the Podocnemidae family and is the largest river turtle in theAmazon and Orinoquia.

Females measure between 70 cm up to 1 m and males rangefrom 30 to 55 cm. The females lay 150 to 180 eggs once a yearand the incubation period is roughly 45 days.

This primarily herbivorous species feeds predominantly on thefruits of riparian trees. Leaves and stems are also taken, as arefreshwater sponges and occasional insects or carrion.

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Podocnemis unifilis

The Yellow-headed sideneck turtle (Podocnemisunifilis) also belongs to the Podocnemidae familyand lives in the Amazon and Orinoquia rivers.

The female is larger than the male, and its taleis shorter and wider. Females can reach a sizeof 35 to 68 cm long and weigh more than 8 kgas adults.

It feeds on vegetable matter: grasses, fruits,leaves, carrion and mollusks.

The Yellow-headed sideneck turtle lays 10 to 35eggs twice a year on sandy beaches along rivers.This occurs during the dry season and helpsimpeding the eggs from being carried away byflooding. The eggs hatch in roughly 60 to 80days.

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Errata

We apologize for the misspelling of the scientific nameof the Spectacled bear in the previous edition of theWWFolio. The correct spelling is Tremarctos ornatus.

The greatest threat to both species (Podocnemisunifilis and Podocnemis expansa) is the illegalharvesting of eggs on behalf of some fishermenand communities, who then either eat or sellthem. Additionally, hatchlings are also sold inthe illegal pet trade.

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Podocnemis unifilis

© WWF - Canon / Kevin SCHAEFER

Tremarctos ornatus

The Andean bear (Tremarctos ornatus) is theonly representative of the Ursidae family thatinhabits South America and descended from thebears that crossed Asia and North America. Infact, the shape of the skull of the Tremarctosornatus resembles that of the Giant Panda(Ailuropoda melanoleuca).

The distribution range of the Andean bear inLatin America runs from the Andean mountainousregions of Venezuela to southern Bolivia, andcovering the Andean regions of Colombia,Ecuador and Peru, and occupies several habitatswith altitudes ranging from 250 to 4000 m.a.s.l.

A distinguished characteristic of this bear is thepresence of white or yellowish markings in itssnout, around its eyes, neck and chest. Theshape and extension of the markings variesamong individuals and it’s not rare to findindividuals with their faces completely black.These variations have been the base for a widedesignation of different names across theirdistribution area.

These bears are omnivores, and are well adaptedto a diet of tough, fibrous plants. In the wild, theyeat fruits, berries, seeds, sprouts, bromeliads,small mammals and even carrion, insects, andbirds. Wild fruits are one of their favorites, aswell as succulent parts of bromeliads and otherplants. Farmers often blame the Andean bearsfor killing livestock, but studies of the bears'droppings (scat) show that only around fivepercent of their diet is meat.

Because the Andean bear’s diet contains somuch fruit, it plays an important role in rainforestecology: the seeds that they eat are excreted intheir droppings as they move through the forests,spreading the seeds over long distances.

This produces the next generation of fruit trees and promotes diversity inthe forest.

For further information visit:http:/www.iucn.org/en/news/archive/2007/11/12_pr_bear.htm

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Andean bear (Tremarctos ornatus)

Promoting environmentaleducation in the Municipality ofTiquipaya

The Municipal Wildlife Reserve of NorthernTiquipaya is located in one of the most biodiverseareas in the country, encompassing ecologicalcharacteristics that enable its high diversity interms of flora and fauna, in many cases includingendemic species. The North Andean deer(Hippocamelus antisensis) and Andean bear(Tremarctos ornatus), are a couple of the largemammal species found in the area. In terms offlora, there are timber species such as Cedar(Cedrela sp.) and Andean alder (Alnusacuminata), accompanied by Tree ferns (Cyatheasp.), Bamboo (Chusquea sp.), diverse speciesof orchids, mosses and lichens.

The Reserve is located between the MosetenesMountainous Region and eastern foothills of theAndes, in the northern portion of the Municipalityof Tiquipaya, Quillacollo Province, in theDepartment of Cochabamba (Bolivian Amazon).The Municipal Government of Tiquipaya, incoordination with the Center for Ecology Defenseand Rural Development (Cideder), and incollaboration with WWF Bolivia, has beenimplementing an environmental educationstrategy in the Reserve.

The strategy is a result of a participatory effortbetween the communities within the Reserve,the Educational Office, as well as teachers fromthe schools in Tiquipaya, who together developedan educational and communication proposal –using a baseline diagnosis – aimed at conservingthe Reserve.

“The idea is to develop educational strategies as well as disseminateinformation in order to transfer the values and practical skills needed forthe conservation of the Reserve”, stated Hans Rocha, Director for Cideder.

Among the activities carried out we can mention: awareness workshopsand environmental education training for promoters, teachers, communitiesand indigenous offices; promotional and dissemination activities. Thecommunication tools used ranged from posters, pamphlets, educationalfact sheets, to informational bulletins – launched by the MunicipalGovernment of Tiquipaya – and included the development of a documentaryand promotional video entitled “A trip to Northern Tiquipaya MunicipalWildlife Reserve in the Bolivian Amazon”, aimed on informing the localpopulation of the environmental services and richness of the Reserve.

For further information please contact: rsilva@wwfbolivia.org

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© WWF - Canon / Hartmut JUNGIUS The North Andean deer (Hippocamelus antisensis)

The end of 2007 coincides withthe closing of WWF Bolivia’sfield office in Cobija

In December 2007 the second phase (2005-

2007) of the Project Amazon Headwaters

Initiative, financed by the Gordon and Betty

Moore Foundation and WWF US, was concluded.

In Pando the Project was oriented towards

supporting conservation and sustainable

development in the Manuripi and Bruno Racua

Wildlife Reserves, timeframe which also coincided

with the implementation of the Bosque y VIDA

Project, financed by the Royal Netherlands

Embassy.

The activities of both projects were implemented

in close coordination with the National Service

for Protected Areas (Sernap), the office for the

Bruno Racua Reserve, the Decentralized Unit

for Protected Areas’ Administration (Udaap)

dependent upon the Pando Prefecture, Agro-

extractivist Cooperative of Pando (Coinacapa),

Agro-industrial Association for Natural Resources

of the Manuripi River - Pando (Aaarenarmapa),

Amazon Fi ladelf ia-Bolpebra Union of

Associations (MUAFB), José Manuel Pando

Foundation, Monte Verde, Herencia, Research

and Promotion Center for Farmers (Cipca),

Farmers Association of Ecological Extractivists

of the Manuripi Reserve (Aceerm), Association

of Councilors of Pando (Acopando), Bolivian

Forestry Research Institute (Ibif), San Miguel

Radio, Care, Conservation International (CI),

SNV, Tropenbos International (TBI) and The

Nature Conservancy (TNC).

Among the most important achievements for 2007 we can mention theimplementation of an administrative structure within the Udaap, includingan office for the Bruno Racua Wildlife Reserve with a protection staff madeup of members of the community of Nueva Esperanza and who wereincorporated as park guards; conformation of a management committeefor the Reserve consisting of the main actors involved; participatorydevelopment of the management plan for the area and provision ofequipment and infrastructure for the Bruno Racua Reserve.

If the proposal we have presented is funded, in spite of no longer havinga physical presence in Pando, we will continue to provide support, althoughto a lesser degree, for several activities in the Manuripi Reserve, as wellas continue exploring the sustainability for the management of the BrunoRacua Reserve, which will be done from our field office in Trinidad, incoordination with our office Santa Cruz.

For further information please contact: rsilva@wwfbolivia.org

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© WWF / Eduardo Ruiz

ForestsTools for the application of theResponsible Purchase Policybecome effect ive in theMunicipality of Santa Cruz de laSierra

The participation of approximately 120 peopleand the elaboration of four Action Plans werethe results obtained from the workshops onResponsible Purchase Policy (RPP), aimed atmunicipal employees who are responsible forthe acquisition process on behalf of the municipalgovernment, as well as the companies that supplythese goods (furniture stores, carpentries, paperindustry, etc.).

From September to December these workshopsprovided the structure to allow governmentemployees to learn, first hand, the objective ofthe RPP, as well as develop a strategy for itsgradual implementation, based on therequirements for forestry products in themunicipality for the upcoming years, learn aboutthe technical terminology regarding RPP, currentForestry Law and Verification Standard of Originfrom the Voluntary Council for ForestryCertification (CFV) and the Bolivian Institute forStandardization and Quality (Ibnorca), to supportthe link between the demand and the supply ofresponsible forestry products, while, at the sametime, receive training in drafting conditions andrequests for purchase of forestry products.

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© WWF / Soledad MEJÍA Responsible Purchase Workshop, with Santa Cruz Municipality’s representatives

The Municipal Government of Santa Cruz de la Sierra’sResponsible Purchase Policy, signed with WWF at the beginningof July 2007 through Administrative Resolution Nº 190/2007,aims to promote within the Municipality the consumption offorestry products from legal sources or those that are undermanagement and / or certified, and thus contribute to theconservation of Bolivia’s forests.

This training package would not be completewithout the assistance of an educationalaudiovisual training tool such as video. For this,WWF and Fuentes Audiovisuales produced foureducational videos to aid the workshops. Theaudiovisual material covered the following topics:

• Bolivia’s forests• Concepts related to forest management and

trade• The role of government and companies• WWF Bolivia’s Cities for Forests initiative

Thus, the training package consisted of theaforementioned videos, plus the ResponsibleBuyer’s Guide for Forestry Products andinformation brochures which WWF will deliverto the municipal government and other involvedactors in order to further assist them in thesuccessful implementation of their RPP.

For further information please contact:rsainz@wwfbolivia.org

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© WWF - Canon / N.C. TURNER

One Tree Bolivia book

This book systematizes the One Tree Bolivia campaign, anexperience in environmental education developed underWWF Bolivia’s Forestry Programme during 2006-2007.

The campaign integrated conservation, wood industry andart, bringing together more than 60 national artists – includingdesigners, architects and carpenters – who together created210 pieces of art from one single Cariniana estrellensis tree.This experience also reflected upon the importance of soundforestry management and the interaction with man –community members, transformation companies, finalconsumers – and is a plea for the responsible use of forestresources.

The book compiles 15 months of work and is one of themost complete art catalogs thus far published in Bolivia.

The Manzana 1 Art Gallery is the institution responsible forthe sale of the book and will use the funds to set up a seedfund for the organization of the 2nd International Sculptors’Workshop for certified wood in Bolivia. The first workshopwas carried out in October 2006, and was organized as partof the One Tree Bolivia campaign. By purchasing this bookyou will be directly contributing to the upcoming sculptorsworkshop, and thus, also help to continue raising awarenessregarding the sustainable use of forests.

Sales: Manzana 1 Art Gallery:valia@cotas.com.bo; Tel.: +591-3-3395792

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The Zapocó TCO is made up of 55families and conforming the ZapocóCommunity Based Forest Enterprise(ZCBFE), under a strictly productivestructure.

Forestry educational manualsfor the Zapocó community

WWF Bolivia has been supporting indigenouscommunities in their sustainable forestrymanagement for the past 14 years. Currently,the management component of our ForestryProgramme seeks to develop managementmodels for community forest enterprises bystrengthening local capacities, training in businessmanagement and monitoring of productive units,guaranteeing transparency in forestrymanagement. These activities are monitoredthrough WWF’s Stepwise Approach to ForestManagement and Certification.

Within the work agenda carried out with theZapocó Indigenous Communal Land (referredto as TCO), WWF’s partner NGO Apcob (Supportfor Indigenous-Peasant People of Eastern Bolivia)is developing the educational manuals to reinforceseveral concepts that are being managed withinthe Zapocó Community Based Forest Enterprise(ZCBFE).

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© WWF / Gustavo YBARRA Kid of the Zapocó Community

General Forestry Management PlanManual

This manual targeted the ayoréode indigenouscommunity of Zapocó emphasizes the importance ofmanaging their community forests through a GeneralForestry Management Plan (GFMP), showing thefinancial and other benefits that can be obtained andgenerated through the commercialization of sustainablewood: infrastructure to improve local conditions,distribution of a percentage of the earnings at thefamily level, etc.

In a similar manner, the manual presents, in a simpleformat, the recommended steps for developing theGFMP according to the current forestry legislation.

Functions Manual for the ZapocóCommunity Based ForestEnterprise (ZCBFE)

The main objective of this manual is to informthe forestry workers and community membersin general on the functioning of the ZCBFE,including its different levels of organization(community assembly, elder’s council, communityauthorities, field operation and production group)and the role each one plays in the forestryactivities.

Zapocó Technical Forestry Council Manual

This manual aims to socialize within the Zapocó TCO the conformation and functioning of thisdialogue platform, so that participating actors in the GFMP coordinate activities and makeparticipatory decisions in favor of the forests’ sustainability.

This Council is made up of the Zapocó CBFE, as well as the buyer for the wood; however, theForestry Superintendence in Concepción, the Municipal Forestry Unit of Concepción, the Sub-prefecture for Concepción, Apcob and WWF also participate conducting arbitration.

For further information please contact:omelgarejo@wwfbolivia.org

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More

"A strong, well-funded mechanism for Reducing Emissions from Deforestationand Degradation (REDD) will enable tropical forest countries to developtheir economies without destroying their forests. In doing so, they will makea real contribution to mitigating global climate change," says Rodney Taylor,Director of WWF’s Global Forest Programme.

Political leaders meeting in the Summit hammered out a deal which launchesformal negotiations with a 2009 end date and a new agreement to relieveKyoto. Governments negotiated the future treaty that would cut developedcountries’ emissions 25 to 40% below 1990 levels by 2020.

For further information: pdickie@wwfint.org

Curiosity

Speaking of Bali as the venue for this Summit, it’s interesting to know thatthe celebration of their New Year, known as Nyepi Day, or Silent Day,strictly prohibits the following activities: using light, taking part of any activity,travel or amusement; it’s a day of respect that returns them to nature. NewYear in Bali is scheduled for March 7th this year.

Bali launches climatenegotiations, weak on substance

During the XIII United Nation’s Climate Change

Summit – held in the first two weeks of December

– 10,000 representatives of 180 countries

worldwide negotiated and debated on this “hot”

issue in Bali.

WWF stated that the leaders of the participating

countries in the Summit closed a deal that “falls

short in its ambition”, since the text of the agreed

final document does not reflect the reduction

range required by the industrialized countries in

compliance with the recommendations of UN’s

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

(IPCC).

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WWF's ultimate goal is to stop and eventually reverse environmental degradation and to build a future where people live inharmony with nature. Our promise to the world is that through working together, we will find the best solutions to save nature.For more than 40 years our passion, commitment, and inspiring actions have made us the most recognized independentconservation organization on Earth.

LivingAs we informed in the previous edition ofWWFolio, WWF Bolivia’s main working schemeis granting national institutions funding for aproject aligned with the common agendas of thepartner organizations and WWF, and of coursein compliance with the agreements with WWFBolivia’s donors.

During fiscal year 2007 (July 2006 to June 2007),WWF Bolivia’s budget was US$ 1,316,603. Thismoney was invested almost in its entirety forprojects within WWF Bolivia’s three programmes(Amazon, Forest and Pantanal), and a smallpercentage in general institutional activities asshown in the following graph.

For further information please contact:slagrava@wwfbolivia.org

WWF Bolivia • Av. Beni, calle Los Pitones 2070 • Tel.: +591-3-3430609 • Fax: +591-3-3430406 • Santa Cruz, Bolivia • wwfbolivia@wwfbolivia.org • www.panda.org/bolivia

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1 Amazon 70%2 Forest 22%3 Pantanal 7%4 Institutional 1%

Grants per Programme

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