Project
Amazon Wild Cacao Forest Restauration
Amazon Wild Cacao Forest Restauration
Department of Beni, Itenez province: Amazon wetlands with forest islands and acient settlements • Bolivia Started in November 2003 Active Agroforestry, Conservation, Natural Forest Management, Research, Restoration, Tourism
Summary
The ancient wild cacao forests or "Chocolatales" of the Itenez department in Bolivia, are influenced through pre-Columbian anthropogenic use. They have lost great part of its viability, due to climate change, observed in the last 2 decades, but mainly by overuse through unsustainable extraction of economic important wood species. The importance of these woodlands is multiple for the local environment and communities.