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Date of last field
evaluation |
April 2004 |
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Name |
Apolobamba |
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Category |
Integrated Management Natural Area |
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Year created |
1972, extended in 2000 |
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Area |
483,743 ha |
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Main objectives |
- Conservation of biological diversity;
- Improvement of the living conditions of native communities;
- Protection of local cultural heritage and recovery of local traditional knowledge (see Appendix 2) |
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Location |
In the northwest of the La Paz Department,
in the provinces of Bautista Saavedra,
Franz Tamayo and Larecaja |
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Ecoregions |
Montane Humid to Perhumid Evergreen Forest, Puna and Dry Mesothermic Valleys |
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Habitats |
Yungas humid forests, cloud forest ridges, yungas Paramo, high Andean wetlands called “bofedales” and peat-dominated wetlands or peat bogs called “turberas,” glacial lakes, humid high-altitude Andean grasslands, and snow-capped peaks |
* The Integrated Management Natural Area (IMNA) category is meant to harmonize the conservation of biological diversity with the sustainable development of the local population. It constitutes a mosaic of land uses, including representative samples of ecoregions, biogeographic provinces, natural communities or plant and animal species of special importance, traditional land use systems, multiple-use zones, and strict protection zones (Art. 25, D.S. N° 24.781, 31.07.1997).
Author: Stéphane Pauquet
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