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Private Conservation Initiatives

In the year 1989, the Moises Bertoni Foundation has created a program that launched the creation of a system for the protection of nature involving the private sector, as part of the innovative strategies to support the Paraguayan State for the on site conservation of biodiversity. The wildlife protected areas of Paraguay in that year only covered 2.79 % of the total area in the country. Starting in 1994, with the creation of the National System of Wildlife Protected Areas (SINASIP), which includes the category of conservation of private domain, it is expected the program will protect 9.8 % of the total area of the national territory.

The instruments utilized for the conservation of private land are complements to the current protection systems for nature. These instruments can be established at a lower cost, their monitoring capacity is greater, and they are voluntary systems and offer a new alternative of working with nearby communities.
Recognizing that many biodiversity priority conservation spots are in hands of private property owners and in a country with so many urgent needs, environmental issues are often put aside when faced with other priorities, which results in insufficient resources to buy and protect the necessary areas. In this context, voluntary agreements with committed citizens are established to protect part of their natural ecosystems within their properties.

Nowadays, conserving and protecting natural and cultural patrimony of the country is not an exclusive responsibility of the state. It’s a process where civil society should participate as a whole, with its diverse expressions, to assure their involvement in the preservation of national heritage.
Part of the commitment with civil society and our natural patrimony can be expressed through the creation of Private Natural Reserves.

¿What is a Natural Private Reserve?
“Its a private property area assigned, as an initiative and free will of the property owner, to conservation of natural resources within the land, by either conserving these natural resources entirely or by utilizing them in a sustainable manner, pointing towards integrating the National System of Wildlife Protected Areas.”

Actualmente, existen 11 Reservas Naturales Privadas protegiendo más de 200.000 hectáreas de importantes ecosistemas naturales del país.