Can conservation finance itself? A Paraguayan enterprise is exploring new possibilities in the Atlantic Forest

Tangará, a Paraguayan enterprise, is testing whether sustainable local economies can strengthen long-term conservation in San Rafael, a 72,489-hectare Key Biodiversity Area in the Atlantic Forest that shelters 440 bird species, 7 found nowhere else in the region. The landscape recovered from fires in November 2020 that burned approximately 33,000 hectares (45% of the reserve).

Full biodiversity restoration could take 20 to 30 years; the risk of fires returning before regeneration is complete remains.