Argentine rainforest protected
ICBP is to help manage 5000 ha of rainforest in north-east Argentina, which is being bought as a result of an appeal by the environmental charity, The Earth. The rainforest, which featured in the film The Mission, is located in Misiones Province, biologically the richest area of Argentina, and supports at least three species of birds currently threatened with extinction. Large areas of the forest are poorly known, and it is believed that further survey will turn up more threatened bird species. ICBP and the leading Argentine conservation group Fundacion Vida Silvestre Argentina (FVSA) are already actively involved in other conservation projects in the region. It is hoped this initiative will be the first in a series that will secure the protection of critically threatened areas of rainforest in Misiones.
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Forest and Bird, Volume 22, Issue 3, 1 August 1991, Page 8
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133Argentine rainforest protected Forest and Bird, Volume 22, Issue 3, 1 August 1991, Page 8
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