IUCN's 'Protected Areas of the Week' series includes a number from South America. Take a look at some of the region's natural treasures that are protected as World Heritage sites, national parks, wilderness areas and so on.
Aires protégées
Largest protected area in the Amazon
Central Amazon Conservation Complex, Brazil …
03 Feb 2011 | Fact sheet
Darwin’s inspiration for his theory on Evolution
The Galápagos Islands, Ecuador, World Heritage Site …
19 Jul 2010 | Fact sheet
Noel Kempff Mercado National Park, Bolivia, World Heritage Site
REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation) project to reduce climate change in this World Heritage site …
08 Mar 2010 | Fact sheet
El Parque Nacional Lauca, Chile
Fue creado en el año 1970 y comprende una superficie de 137.883 has. Abarcando zonas de precordillera y altiplano. Administrativamente pertenece a la Comuna de Putre, Provincia de Parinacota, XV Región de Arica y Parinacota. El año 1981 es declarado parte integrante de la Red Mundial de Reservas de la Biosfera. …
24 Feb 2011 | Fact sheet






