Yungas Land Use Planning Resúmen

Workshop on Forest Fragmentation in South America, June.
26-30, 2006 – San Carlos de Bariloche

(ARGENTINA)
LAND USE PLANNING AND NATURE CONSERVATION IN THE

YUNGAS ECO-REGION (NORTHWEST OF ARGENTINA)
THREE STRATEGIES: THE CALILEGUA NATIONAL PARK, THE YUNGAS
BIOSPHERE RESERVE AND THE TARIQUÍA – BARITÚ – CALILEGUA
ECOLOGICAL CORRIDOR.
Daniele, Claudio1, Frassetto, Andrea2 & Bachmann, Lía3

Institute of Geography, FFyL – University of Buenos Aires (UBA) - Puán 480 (1406) Buenos
Aires, Argentina.
1
(54+11-4896 1296) [email protected]; www.ecologiayambiente.com.ar
2
(54+11-4488 0724) [email protected]
3
(54+11-4857 3211) [email protected]
Abstract
The Yungas Eco-region is one of the principal biodiversity hotspots of Argentina. It encloses
60 % of the country’s bird species and particular mammals like the Jaguar. This mountainous
subtropical rainforest supplies water for an extended irrigated region. It is also a huge carbon
sink. Nonetheless, in the last years the Yungas condition was changing quickly. We present
three different strategies of nature conservation and land use planning at the Yungas.
a) The Geography Institute of the Buenos Aires University has participated in the “BioAndes
Project” ERBIC18CT980299. It objective was to investigate, develop and apply techniques
on environmental monitoring and conservation of the biodiversity inside and in the
surroundings of three protected areas with tropical mountain forest: in the Argentinean
Yungas (Calilegua National Park, Province of Jujuy) and in the Bolivian (Carrasco National
Park) and Peruvian Eastern Andes (Abiseo National Park). This investigation includes the
analysis of the effects of neo-liberal public policies on the conservation of the biodiversity,
including the evolution of the landscape fragmentation and its consequences. For the
Calilegua Park a multi-scale spatial-temporal analysis of land uses was made using satellite
images. It was complemented by fieldworks covering regional biogeographic and socio-
economic aspects.
b) Supporting this initiative, a portion of the Yungas Eco-region in Salta and Jujuy Provinces,
was declared (2002) Biosphere Reserve (RBYun) of the Man and Biosphere Program
(UNESCO). This is the greater Biosphere Reserve of Argentina (1.300.000 ha). The RBYun
is the frame of discussion and consensus for the implementation of a regional strategy of
institutional integration oriented to the conservation of the biodiversity and the sustainable
development, which includes the government participation, the local communities, the private
companies and NGO’s.
c) The Strategic Action Program for the Binational Bermejo River Basin (SAP-Bermejo;
GEF-OAS-UNEP) planned to reinforce the connection between protected areas. It objective is
increasing the area under conservation and promotes a Binational Biosphere Reserve initiative.
The SAP Bermejo is setting up the Binational Tariquía – Baritú – Calilegua Ecological
Corridor. It will reinforce the connection between this parks, preserve biodiversity and avoid
the fragmentation of Yungas habitats. The corridor consolidation project, besides assuring the
protection, rehabilitation and environmental research, has outlined support for production and
marketing, innovation and sustainability of untraditional economic activities and sustainable
forest management on behalf of the communities and inhabitants in the Corridor area.
Workshop on Forest Fragmentation in South America, June. 26-30, 2006 – San Carlos de Bariloche
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Key Words
Biodiversity Conservation -Land Use -Yungas – National Park – Biosphere Reserve –
Ecological Corridor
Key References
Binational Commission Bermejo River, GEF, UNEP, OAS. 2006. Strategic Action Program
for the Binational Basin of the Bermejo River.
BioAndes Project ERBIC18CT980299. 1999, 2000 and 2001. 1st, 2nd and 3rd Annual Reports.
Department of Geography. University of Leicester. UK.
www.geog.le.ac.uk/research/BioAndes/index.html).
Daniele, C.; Bachmann, L. y Frassetto, A. 2003. Procesos territoriales en la Reserva de
Biosfera de las Yungas, Argentina. In: Rodolfo Bertoncello y Ana Fani Alessandri Carlos
(comp.) Procesos territoriales en Argentina y Brasil. Departamento de Geografía, Facultad
de Filosofía, Letras y Ciencias Humanas, Universidad de San Pablo e Instituto de
Geografía, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires y
San Pablo.
Daniele, C.; Somma, D.; Aued, B.; Bachmann, L.; Frassetto., 2002.A. Land Use Planning and
Nature Conservation in the Northwest of Argentina: Evolution of the Landscape
Fragmentation and its Consequences. In: Proceedings del 29th International Symposium on
Remote Sensing of Environment “Information for Sustainability and Development” (Paper
Reference 8.71). Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Somma, D., Aued, B., and Bachman, L., 2004. The ecological network development in the
Yungas, Argentina: planning, economic and social aspects. En: R. Jongman y G. Pungetti
(Editores): Ecological Networks and Greenways. Concept, design, implementation.
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 207 – 220.
Biography
Claudio L. Daniele is graduated in Biological Sciences (1978) at the University of Buenos Aires.
Joint Professor of Ecology and Biogeography at the University of Buenos Aires (UBA) and
Professor at the Masters Degree Program in Urban and Regional Planning (UBA). Researcher at
the Institute of Geography (UBA). Director of the Research and Development Program on
Biosphere Reserves at the Institute of Geography (UBA). Ecology and Environment Consultant
at the UNEP, OAS, UNESCO, GEF, UNDP and others organizations. Author and co-author of
more than 55 works, studies and reports presented in congresses or published in books, in
Argentina and other countries.
Andrea Frassetto is an advanced student of Geography at the University of Buenos Aires.

Member of the team of the Ecology and Biogeography cathedra in the Department of
Geography (UBA) and member, since 2001, of the Research and Development Program on
Biosphere Reserves at the Institute of Geography (UBA). Since 2000 she works using the
Geographic Information Systems (GIS), specially applied to Ecology and Environment. She has
been author and co-author of more than 15 works, studies and reports presented in congresses or
published in books.
Lia Bachmann is graduated in Geography (1989) at the University of Buenos Aires (UBA). Joint
Professor of Ecology and Biogeography at the University of Buenos Aires (UBA). Researcher at
the Institute of Geography (UBA). Active member at the Research and Development Program on
Biosphere Reserves at the Institute of Geography (UBA). Environment Consultant and author
and co-author of more than 35 works, studies, reports and books presented in congresses or
published in books.
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Workshop on Forest Fragmentation in South America, June.

26-30, 2006 – San Carlos de Bariloche

LAND USE PLANNING AND NATURE CONSERVATION IN THE

Daniele, Claudio1, Frassetto, Andrea2 & Bachmann, Lía3

Andrea Frassetto is an advanced student of Geography at the University of Buenos Aires.

Abstract for a poster X

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