The Pantanal wetlands of Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay are the most important freshwater ecosystem in the Hemisphere and the largest wetlands in the world, covering 140,000 square kilometers (the size of South Dakota).
Approximately ten to fifteen percent of this area is located in Paraguay.
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The ecoregion faces numerous threats to its survival, including the growth of the agricultural frontier, especially in Brazil; the development of a railroad in Brazil; a gas pipeline in Bolivia; and, potentially, the multilateral-funded Hidrovia project.
Each ecological region has unique circumstances threatening its conservation.
Due to the fact that all three regions are international (both geographically and in significance), it is impossible to plan conservation strategies which are not regionally integrated
It is clear that there is a need for better integration and coordination.
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