Latin American Conservation Science Support
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Many of the premier biodiversity hotspots on the planet are found in Latin America. PBI is working in coordination with conservation partners in Latin America to promote biodiversity conservation. If your organization is interested in partnering with PBI, please contact us.
Find out about our South America Wildlands and Biodiversity Project
Read about some of the endangered and threatened species we are working to protect
Learn more about citizen science volunteer work mapping South American Wildlands
You can join one of our South America Wildlands and Biodiversity Expeditions!
Explore some of our first webmaps of large wildland complexes in Argentina and Chile
Area Silvestre Sierra de Famatina - Ojos del Salado and beyond
Area Silvestre Rio Parana Norte - a wetland wilderness
Area Silvestre Laguna Blanca to Nevados de Cachi and beyond
Area Silvestre Valle de Fiambala to Volcan Llullaillaco and beyond
(Click here to learn more about PBI Webmaps)
Learn more about large wildland complexes in South America
Pacific Biodiversity Institute has produced the first map showing all of the roadless areas in South America. This map offers a preliminary assessment and will be refined throughout the project.The roadless areas may include some small indigenous communities and their ancestral farms, but they are not densely populated and are not connected to the outside world by roads. These maps illustrate roadless areas over 1 million hectares. In these South American wildlands, the planet's biodiversity reaches its maximum expression. That is why we call it “biota maxima.”
Preliminary Map of South America Wildlands
Read some of our preliminary reports covering some of the BIG WILD areas of Argentina and Chile:
* Area Silvestre Sierra de Famatina to Ojos del Salado and beyond in Argentina and Chile (PDF).
* Area Silvestre Laguna Blanca to Nevados de Cachi and beyond in Argentina (PDF).
Explore the Bosques de Zapallar in Chile through this Web Photo Album.
Learn about the work that PBI and intern Orfa Rodriquez did mapping Important Bird Areas in Ecuador
PBI's earlier work in South America included assistance to Parques Para Chile with a proposed expansion of the Araucaria Biosphere Reserve and assistance to Fundacion Lahuen in the establishment of Parque National Isla Magdalena in southern Chile through involvement in a rapid ecological assessment that provided the scientific basis for the Park.
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