At a recent meeting in Paris, UNESCO approved a joint request by the Paraguayan government and supporters of the Ayoreo Indians to include a large area of Ayoreo forest in the new Chaco Biosphere Reserve.
All the land being claimed by the Ayoreo (comprising about a fifth of their traditional territory) will fall within the borders of the new Reserve, including both privately-held land and some areas already secured for the Indians. It remains to be seen what degree of protection the area's new status will confer.
Some protection at last for Ayoreo territory
July 28, 2005
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