Sustainability of the National System of Protected Areas

The project’s global objective is to conserve biodiversity by strengthening the system of protected areas in Bolivia. This will be achieved by: (a) developing a consensus-based, long-term state vision of the SNAP including its management philosophy viz-a-viz decentralization and private sector participation; (b) developing enhanced mechanisms to achieve the long-term social, financial, and ecological sustainability; (c) establishing and capitalizing a private Trust Fund; (d) improving the management of protected areas in the short and medium-term; and (e) enhancing understanding of biological trends within Pas