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Industrial agriculture threatens a wetland oasis in Bolivia


Industrial agriculture threatens a wetland oasis in Bolivia
An oasis within dry Chiquitano forest in eastern Bolivia, Concepción Lake and its surrounding wetland provide valuable habitat for 253 bird, 48 mammal and 54 fish species.
However, despite being officially listed as a protected area, cultivation of commodity crops like soy and sorghum is expanding and supplanting habitat.
Agricultural activity is also linked to phosphate pollution in Concepción Lake, and some think it may also be contributing to the lake’s dramatic drop in water level.
While the clearing is illegal, local government sources say those responsible are simply paying fines and refusing to stop. ....

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