Chacoe from Director

The Chaco covers a wide area of southern Bolivia, western Paraguay, and northern Argentina.

This ecoregion harbors more non-rodent mammal species than the Amazon.

Although the Chaco is still relatively intact and sparsely inhabited, the area is under increasing environmental threat from the development of the agricultural frontier and cattle ranching.

   
» Environment
Overview
  Upper Paraná Atlantic Forest
  Chaco
  Pantanal
  Contacts
   

The completion of a paved road linking ground transport between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through the Paraguayan Chaco and of a gas pipeline through the Bolivian Chaco will encourage additional significant development to the area in the near future.