Fundación para el Desarrollo del Sistema Nacional de Áreas Protegidas

The Fundación para el Desarrollo del Sistema Nacional de Áreas Protegidas (FUNDESNAP) is a Bolivian non-profit foundation dedicated to strengthening Bolivia's National System of Protected Areas (Sistema Nacional de Áreas Protegidas, SNAP). According to its official website, the SNAP was established in 1992 through the Environmental Law No. 1333 as the set of protected areas of different categories that, through their protection and management, contribute to conservation objectives. The system currently comprises 123 protected areas — 22 national, 23 departmental and 78 municipal — representing approximately 20% of Bolivia's territory. FUNDESNAP positions itself as a key partner in the development and long-term sustainability of this system. The foundation works through programmes and projects that combine conservation, financial sustainability and institutional strengthening. Its flagship initiative, Conserva Aves, is described as an innovative, ambitious and long-term conservation project focused on the creation of subnational protected areas in Latin America and the Caribbean. Other programmes include "Generando Condiciones Habilitantes para el Financiamiento de Permanencia", which aims to create enabling conditions for a long-term financial sustainability strategy for Bolivia's national protected areas service; "BRIDGE", a system of incentives for the private sector for the effective management of protected areas in Bolivia; "MOORE 2", which seeks to establish financial and institutional conditions for a Project Finance for Permanence (PFP) for national protected areas; and support for the formation of the "Red de Líderes por la Vida" (Network of Leaders for Life), an initiative for training park ranger leaders. FUNDESNAP operates primarily in Bolivia, with activities extending to Latin America and the Caribbean through the Conserva Aves initiative. It is a non-profit entity, and no parent company or commercial ownership structure is indicated. The foundation's work is closely tied to public conservation policy and international conservation finance, and it communicates its activities through news and updates on its website. As of the available evidence, the organisation is active and continues to promote conservation and sustainable financing for protected areas.

The Fundación para el Desarrollo del Sistema Nacional de Áreas Protegidas (FUNDESNAP) is a Bolivian non-profit foundation that supports the National System of Protected Areas (SNAP). The SNAP itself was established in 1992 by the Environmental Law No. 1333, creating a framework for protected areas of different categories across Bolivia. According to FUNDESNAP's official website, the system currently includes 123 protected areas — 22 national, 23 departmental and 78 municipal — covering approximately 20% of the national territory. FUNDESNAP operates as a partner to this system, focusing on conservation, financial sustainability and institutional capacity. The foundation's history is closely tied to the evolution of conservation finance and subnational protected area creation in Latin America. Its flagship programme, Conserva Aves, is described as an innovative, ambitious and long-term conservation project aimed at creating subnational protected areas in Latin America and the Caribbean. Other programmes include "Generando Condiciones Habilitantes para el Financiamiento de Permanencia", which seeks to develop a long-term financial sustainability strategy for Bolivia's national protected areas service; "BRIDGE", a system of incentives for the private sector for the effective management of protected areas in Bolivia; "MOORE 2", which aims to establish financial and institutional conditions for a Project Finance for Permanence (PFP) for national protected areas; and support for the formation of the "Red de Líderes por la Vida", a network of park ranger leaders. These initiatives reflect FUNDESNAP's role in mobilising resources and building partnerships for conservation. The foundation communicates its work through news and updates on its website, with recent articles highlighting the Conserva Aves initiative and its conservation legacy.

• 1992

  SNAP established by Environmental Law No. 1333, creating the framework that FUNDESNAP supports.

Non-profit conservation foundation supporting Bolivia's national protected areas system through financing, capacity-building and subnational protected area creation.

1. 1FUNDESNAP – Fundación para el Desarrollo del Sistema Nacional de Áreas Protegidasfundesnap.org
2. 2Wikidata entry Q136687094wikidata.org