Subject: Paraguay: "The Mbaracayu Forest Reserve"

From: [email-masked] (Laura Jauregui)
Date: Sat, 05 Oct 96 11:46:32 PST

Paraguay: "The Mbaracayu Forest Reserve"                                          
                                                        
  Mbaracayu, an Atlantic inland forest which once was connected
  to the Amazon, is home to various threatened species, including
  jaguars,  tapirs, white winged nightjars, bush dogs, giant
  armadillos, Hyacinth  Macaws, caiman. An island in a sea of
  deforastation affecting the South American forests, this land had
  become the property of the International Finance Coorporation
  (IFC), as a result of the bankrupcy of a plywood mill operator who
  had used the forest as collateral.                                              
                                             
  In a society which lacked a philanthropic tradition and interest in
  the environment,in a country governed by one of the longest-lasting
  and most corrupt military dictatorships in world history where
  environmental issues were consistently being ignored, the Fundacion
  Moises Bertoni had the conviction to fight the uphill battle to save
  this land and succeed.
 
  Raul Gauto, FMB's executive directorwon The Nature Conservancy's
  prestigious John Dunning prize for his work in protecting Mbaracayu.
  Five years later, FMB won the equally impressive Clifford Messinger
  award for its work in promoting the conservation of biodiversity in
  Paraguay.
 
  Against all odds, the Fundacion Bertoni feels assured that "they
  have helped to create something that will last forever."
 
General Information Article:
    http://www.envirolink.org/oneworld/hammer/bertoni/index.html
Science Article:
    http://www.envirolink.org/oneworld/hammer/bertoni/article2.html
Sustainable Preservation Article:
    http://www.envirolink.org/oneworld/hammer/bertoni/article3.html

About The Amazon Project Art,
 
  The art accompanying this article is from The Usko-Ayar (Quecha term
  for "Spiritual Prince") art school. An institution devoted to the
  rescue and preservation of the knowledge and the traditions of the
  indigenous people of the Peruvian Amazon. Their art is a
  documentation of the flora, fauna, and culture of the Amazon, and
  it promotes and preserves the traditional knowledge of medicinal  
  and other plants of this region.                                                
                                             
Laura Jauregui                                                                    
                                             
OneWorld Magazine
  http://www.envirolink.org/oneworld