Caring for forests to access water
Water scarcity is one of the main problems that affects the Chiquitanía region in Santa Cruz - Bolivia, mainly in the months of little rainfall. In the La Asunta community, of the Indigenous Territory of the Monkoxi de Lomerío Nation (Santa Cruz - Bolivia) they decided to face this problem by conserving 1,244 hectares of forest, which is a fundamental part of the water catchment system, for its subsequent provision in community homes, 24 hours a day.
The work was developed within the framework of the Indigenous Navigator project, executed in Bolivia by the Center for Legal Studies and Social Research (CEJIS), with the support of IWGIA and the European Union, in order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal (SDGs) N ° 6: Guarantee the availability of water and its sustainable management.
Project developed together with:
Indigenous Central of Native Communities of Lomerío (CICOL)
Fundación Natura Bolivia
Special thanks to:
The population of the Indigenous Territory of the Monkoxi Nation of Lomerío
General production:
CEJIS Regional Office - Santa Cruz
Functional Unit of Educational Communication - CEJIS
Available in Spanish
El Centro de Estudios Jurídicos e Investigación Social (CEJIS)
