[{"bbox": [121, 154, 1108, 202], "category": "Text", "text": "management and state-of-the-art information platforms and green technologies to reduce emissions and meet the 2030 SDGs."}, {"bbox": [121, 219, 1108, 323], "category": "Text", "text": "The development of a green economy is an opportunity for a country powered by 100% sustainable energy from two hydroelectric plants. Therefore, the focus of the intervention will be on reducing deforestation and finding sustainable and inclusive ways of making agriculture and forest-based value chains deforestation-free to facilitate the insertion of green economy commodities and ecosystem services into the world market."}, {"bbox": [121, 337, 472, 363], "category": "Text", "text": "The selected areas¹⁰ are the following:"}, {"bbox": [121, 377, 1108, 535], "category": "Text", "text": "**Itaipu - Basin biodiversity corridor** was the first biodiversity corridor in the country. UNESCO declared it Biosphere Reserve in 2017. It is 1 million hectares areas (belonging to public, private and Itaipu Binational), in Alto Parana and Canindeyú. Its conservation is of high relevance for the Itaipu River Basin. This Biosphere Reserve is connected to the Mbaracayu Biosphere Reserve. The area of intervention covers the Alto Parana Atlantic Forest, one of the most fragmented ecoregions worldwide (mainly due to soy crops), and holds a high number of endangered species and the indigenous groups of Mbya, Ava and Ache."}, {"bbox": [121, 548, 1108, 733], "category": "Text", "text": "**Tebicuary River Basin.** This basin covers more than half million hectares extending from the highlands of eastern San Rafael-Tekoha Guasu Conservation unit downstreamed up to Ypoa National Park. It features extensive grasslands and wetlands associated with the Tebicuary watershed, the country's second largest watershed which bathes Caazapa, Guaira, and Paraguari. The Ybyturusu and Ybycui reserves dwell in this basin among many agricultural production systems (rice production, grazing and forest plantations). The area holds a number of endangered species in the Pampas or Southern Grasslands. Some communities of the Mbya Guarani people are founds in the area."}, {"bbox": [121, 746, 1108, 1010], "category": "Text", "text": "**Chaco Biosphere Reserve.** This large biosphere reserve is located in the northern part of Western Paraguay where there is a combination of dunes in the western part, Pantanal wetlands in the eastern part, the Dry Chaco Forest with Cerrado ecosystems in the northern part. It holds the most intact forests in the Chaco, an area with world's highest deforestation rate. It encompasses key National Parks, such as Defensores del Chaco, Medanos del Chaco, and Rio Negro and other public- and privately owned protected areas. This area of more than 5 million hectares in Alto Paraguay is vital. Remnants which are important for the connectivity of the Chaco Forest concentrate genetic flow of fauna and flora, some of global concern, such as jaguars, giant armadillos. There are three main indigenous peoples in the reserve, the Guarani Ñandeva in the west, the Ayoreo in the center, the Yshyro Ybytoso in the east. El Chaco Biosphere Reserve stands out for its pluralism. Indigenous groups from different linguistic families live and work here."}, {"bbox": [110, 1072, 347, 1098], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 2.2 Problem Analysis"}, {"bbox": [121, 1115, 1108, 1247], "category": "Text", "text": "Recent economic development and growth has been grounded on massive and almost uncontrolled use of natural resources: the use of land for agricultural and livestock development and the unsustainable use of water resources increased pressure on the environment. The principal direct threat to biodiversity in Paraguay is the elimination, fragmentation and degradation of forests and associated ecosystems in buffer areas, which also affects the livelihoods of the most marginalised communities."}, {"bbox": [121, 1260, 1108, 1418], "category": "Text", "text": "From 2002 to 2020, Paraguay lost 1.06 M ha of humid primary forest, making up 17% of its total tree cover loss in the same time period. Total area of humid primary forest in Paraguay decreased by 31% in this time period. While these figures for Brazil were, 26.2 M ha loss of humid primary forest, making up 46% of its total tree cover loss, and the total area of humid primary forest in Brazil decreased by 7.7% while in Argentina, 426 k ha loss of humid primary forest, making up 7.1% of its total tree cover loss with a total area of humid primary forest decreased by 9.7% in this time period."}, {"bbox": [121, 1432, 1108, 1484], "category": "Text", "text": "In 2015, 47% of Paraguay's territory was under forest cover, with a total area of native forest corresponding to 19.1 M ha. In this respect, 4,994,077.52 hectares of forests have been lost throughout national territory,"}, {"bbox": [110, 1516, 1120, 1614], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹⁰ The selection has been made under the criteria: a) They are part of the SINASIP; b) They are located in river basin scenarios where co-management for integrated management approach can be undertaken; c) Vulnerable forest and degraded ecosystems; d) The relevance to maintain and restore ecological services; and e) Ecosystem-based adaptation and agricultural production are feasible in these lands."}, {"bbox": [1013, 1682, 1120, 1704], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 7 of 27"}]