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Date of last field
evaluation |
April 2005 |
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Name |
Madidi |
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Category |
National Park and Integrated Management
Natural Area* |
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Year created |
1995 |
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Area |
1,880,996 ha** |
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Main objectives |
- Conservation of biological diversity;
- Protection of the area’s cultural diversity and archeological resources;
- Promotion of the sustainable use of natural resources by the indigenous populations (see Appendix 2) |
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Location |
In the northeast of the La Paz department, in the Franz Tamayo, Abel Iturralde and Bautista Saavedra provinces |
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Ecoregions |
Montane Moist to Perhumid Evergreen Forest, Seasonally Moist Lowland Tropical Forest, Palm Savannas, Puna, and Dry Inter-Andean Valleys |
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Habitats |
High-Andean ecosystems, Puna grasslands, Matorrals, Yugas paramos, cloud forests, Sub-Andean rain forests, Montane forests, Pluvial piedmont forests, Moist lowland forests, Flooded savannas, and Swampland palm groves |
* 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, 07.31.1997)
** According to data from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), obtained during the elaboration of the Management Plan. The surface indicated in the park’s creation decree (D.S. N°24,123) of September 9, 1995 is 1,895,750 ha.
Author: Stéphane Pauquet
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