ChiquitanoModel Forest (BMCh) is alandmanagement platformbasedon voluntary participationof stakeholders, providingopportunities forcooperation,development,conservation, productionand sustainability. It is located inSantaCruz, Bolivia,and coversmuch of theterritory known asChiquitania.The ChiquitanoModel Forestaims toincrease opportunitiesfor human development, improvinglivelihoodsand reducingpovertyof the local population.It wascreated in2005 and since thenis part of theIberoamericanModel ForestNetwork.By its geographical extent(20.4million hectares), it is considered the world’slargest Model Forestand bestpreserved tropicaldry forestsin South America.
