The Mbaracaya Forest Nature Reserve Analysis
The UNESCO world heritage list has many places in the world under their protection and preservation. This includes sites regarding cultural and natural or both mixed together. To be on the list the site needs to have an outstanding universal value. For that reason we chose to pick a site that is already on the tentative list of the UNESCO heritage list: Mbaracaya Forest Nature Reserve (MFNR). In order for the site to actually be on the list, it needs to follow at least one out of ten specific criteria that UNESCO has defined for both natural and cultural aspects.
According to UNESCO they formulated six cultural and four natural criteria at the end of 2004 that the sites should meet. The criterion is explained in the so called: operational guidelines …show more content…
This site has been on the tentative list of UNESCO (2014) since 1993. The reserve is privately owned by the Moises Bertoni foundation (Fundacion Moises Bertoni, FMB). The foundation was created in 1988 based on Moisés Santiago Bertoni, with the purpose to protect and contribute to the sustainable development of the natural reserves in Paraguay. It is a non-profit organization that specializes itself on the environmental and social as well as economic development in relation to the Natural Forest Reserve. According to the Moises Bertoni Foundation …show more content…
It is divided into: tall, medium and low forests which relates to areas that differentiate from each other in relation to the amount of humidity or amount of water. The tall forest also called high forest; covers an area of approximately 17,000 hectares. The canopy trees reach up to 30-35 meters and grow on deep soils. The medium forest normally reaches up to 20 meters and cover up 30% of the forest surface according to the Bertoni Foundation (2014). The low forests reach a height of 10 meters and are found on poor soils that are flooded or soaked. These types of forests cover 88% of the whole reserve according to UNESCO (2014). The Mbaracaya Forest Nature Reserve (MFNR) contains valleys with waterfalls, lagoons, wetlands and small sub-rivers that eventually lead to the Jejui River.
Besides the flora section the Reserve also provides protection for many species from which approximately 30 are threatened. According to the Bertoni Foundation (2014) there are 411 species of different types of birds; 89 species of mammals for example jaguars, tapirs and cougars; and 22 amphibian species, fish, insects and
According to UNESCO they formulated six cultural and four natural criteria at the end of 2004 that the sites should meet. The criterion is explained in the so called: operational guidelines …show more content…
This site has been on the tentative list of UNESCO (2014) since 1993. The reserve is privately owned by the Moises Bertoni foundation (Fundacion Moises Bertoni, FMB). The foundation was created in 1988 based on Moisés Santiago Bertoni, with the purpose to protect and contribute to the sustainable development of the natural reserves in Paraguay. It is a non-profit organization that specializes itself on the environmental and social as well as economic development in relation to the Natural Forest Reserve. According to the Moises Bertoni Foundation …show more content…
It is divided into: tall, medium and low forests which relates to areas that differentiate from each other in relation to the amount of humidity or amount of water. The tall forest also called high forest; covers an area of approximately 17,000 hectares. The canopy trees reach up to 30-35 meters and grow on deep soils. The medium forest normally reaches up to 20 meters and cover up 30% of the forest surface according to the Bertoni Foundation (2014). The low forests reach a height of 10 meters and are found on poor soils that are flooded or soaked. These types of forests cover 88% of the whole reserve according to UNESCO (2014). The Mbaracaya Forest Nature Reserve (MFNR) contains valleys with waterfalls, lagoons, wetlands and small sub-rivers that eventually lead to the Jejui River.
Besides the flora section the Reserve also provides protection for many species from which approximately 30 are threatened. According to the Bertoni Foundation (2014) there are 411 species of different types of birds; 89 species of mammals for example jaguars, tapirs and cougars; and 22 amphibian species, fish, insects and