In eastern Bolivia, the rapid expansion of soybeans even generates smuggling of field titles, and endangers the so-called Chiquitano Forest

Soybean

Bolivia

Sustainability & Environmental Impact

Market & Price Trends

Published Feb 4, 2024

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Bolivia is experiencing significant deforestation, particularly in the Chiquitano Dry Forest, due to the expansion of agriculture and livestock farming, with soy production and livestock farming identified as the main culprits. Despite existing environmental laws, deforestation continues due to legislation promoting production at the expense of clearing. The issue is further exacerbated by 'land pirates' who smuggle titles and contribute to deforestation, taking advantage of the low price per hectare in Bolivia. The Foundation for the Conservation of the Chiquitano Forest is actively working with various authorities to combat this issue.

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With the expansion of extensive agriculture and livestock, Bolivia is beginning to have a place to consider among the productive countries in the region. However, this good news is accompanied by an environmental problem: deforestation threatens to rapidly reduce a large part of its forested area, just as once happened in northern Argentina. This is the situation of the Chiquitano Dry Forest, an ecosystem of 20 million hectares that is located on the so-called lowlands in eastern Bolivia but also reaches Paraguay and Brazil. On the Brazilian side, the forest is completely devastated to give way to agricultural activity. In the Andean country, this practice is being replicated on the 16 million hectares of La Chiquitania (as this mountain is also known). There, according to environmental NGOs, soy production is increasing indiscriminately, to the point of giving rise to dark figures such as a type of land smuggler. The challenge of the Foundation for the Conservation of the ...

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