Environmental issues in Bolivia
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This page covers environmental issues in Bolivia.
A land-use survey conducted in 2001 chican
a 6 percent loss of primary forest over the previous two decades. Even with this encroaching desertification
, however, forests still cover more than 50 percent of Bolivian territory. Bolivia
’s history of slash and burn agriculture, overgrazing, and industrial pollution has caused significant concern among environmentalists. Soil erosion, made worse by seasonal flooding, and contaminated water supplies are Bolivia’s most pressing environmental problems. The National Service for Protected Areas, established in 1998, currently manages 21 protected areas.
A land-use survey conducted in 2001 chican
a 6 percent loss of primary forest over the previous two decades. Even with this encroaching desertification
Desertification
Desertification is the degradation of land in drylands. Caused by a variety of factors, such as climate change and human activities, desertification is one of the most significant global environmental problems.-Definitions:...
, however, forests still cover more than 50 percent of Bolivian territory. Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
’s history of slash and burn agriculture, overgrazing, and industrial pollution has caused significant concern among environmentalists. Soil erosion, made worse by seasonal flooding, and contaminated water supplies are Bolivia’s most pressing environmental problems. The National Service for Protected Areas, established in 1998, currently manages 21 protected areas.
See also
- List of environmental issues
- Natural gas in BoliviaNatural gas in Bolivia-Historical background:“Bolivia’s economic history reveals a pattern of a single-commodity focus”, diversification has only occasionally being the case, due to political and geographical problems. Currently, the situation is no different, and the commodity of the day is natural gas...