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Deforestation in the Bolivian Amazon

24/06/2024
8.35% of the Amazonian area in Bolivia was deforested between 2001 and 2020, making it the country with the second highest rate of deforestation after Brazil (Lesenfants et al., 2024).
Cita El 8.35% del área amazónica en Bolivia fue deforestada entre 2001 y 2020, siendo el segundo país con mayor tasa de deforestación después de Brasil (Lesenfants et al., 2024).
Fuente Lesenfants, Y., Mehl, A. V., Muggah, R., Aguirre, K., & Smith, P. (2024). Re-imagining bioeconomy for Amazonia. Inter-American Development Bank.

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