Latin America & the Caribbean

Plurinational State of Bolivia

• © UNESCO/A. Jonquières
• Titicaca Lake, Nacas, Bolivia

The country is covered by the UNESCO Cluster Office in Quito, Ecuador.

Bolivia’s 3 biosphere reserves cover a variety of ecosystems with rich biota, from tropical forests in the Amazon to mixed mountain and highland systems.

The main goals of these reserves are to protect natural, cultural and anthropologic values by a sustainable management of natural resources with local participation and scientific support.

This includes protecting endangered species, safeguarding traditional techniques and knowledge, promoting the participation of indigenous and ethnolingusitic group in the decision making process and granting them territorial rights. 

Below you can access the projects that are currently being implemented in the country within the framework of UNESCO’s Natural Sciences Sector.

Freshwater

- World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP) La Plata River Basin case study More

- International Hydrological Programme-Latin America and the Caribbean (IHP-LAC) Working group on snow and ice More

- From Potential Conflict to Co-operation Potential (PCCP) Lake Titicaca case study More

 
People, Biodiversity and Ecology

- Biosphere Reserves (WNBRs)

- UNESCO Chair in Environment and Sustainable Development, established in 1995 at the University Mayor de San Simón, Centro de Estudios Superiores Universitarios (CESU) More

  
Earth Sciences  

- Global Comparison of Volcanic-hosted Massive Sulphide Districts (IGCP, Project 502)