Working Landscape Bolivia

About this project

The landscape of the Guarayos Indigenous Territory (GIT) is located to the northwest of the department of Santa Cruz, within the province of Guarayos, and overlaps with the municipalities of El Puente, Ascensión de Guarayos and Urubichá. The landscape is located within the Blanco River basin. According to data from the National Institute of Statistics (up to the year 2012), Guarayos province has 50,131 inhabitants. The area is vulnerable to projected changes of the local climate, such as the increase in annual average temperatures and a reduction of annual precipitation. This will result in an extension of the dry season and a higher probability of droughts, increasing the risk of forest fires. The rate of deforestation has been increasing, due to expansion of large-scale sorghum, soybean, and cattle farms. These large-scale ‘agro-industrial’ producers have access to technology and financing to face climate variability. Small-scale producers of corn and other products on which local food security depends, are more vulnerable to climate change. Education levels are not optimal, access to financing is low and differentiated, living conditions are poor, and there is a lack of public investments in disaster prevention. We envision Guarayos as a model for a well-governed climate-smart indigenous territory with national government recognition. The model is identified as a main strategy in Bolivia´s NDC. Indigenous leaders govern the territory in an inclusive, transparent and democ…

Published by

Tropenbos International · International NGO

Countries

Bolivia

Sectors

III.1.b. ForestryIV.1. General Environment Protection

Focus

Gender equality · Also contributesEnvironment · Also contributesGood governance · Main focusBiodiversity · Also contributesClimate mitigation · Main focusClimate adaptation · Main focus

Funded by

Tropenbos International (TBI)

Implemented by

Tropenbos International (TBI), Research institute

Accountable

Tropenbos International (TBI)

Published by Tropenbos International to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 27 May 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: NL-KVK-41155305-WL-BO.

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