The Moises Bertoni Foundation was established in January 1988 in memory of
Moisés Santiago Bertoni
Mosè Giacomo Bertoni (15 June 1857 – 19 September 1929), known in Spanish as Moisés Santiago Bertoni, was an Italian-speaking Swiss naturalist. He emigrated to South America in 1884 and lived in Paraguay from 1887 until he died in 1929.
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, as an environmental foundation and conservation, aiming to contribute to the protection and sustainable development of natural resources in
Paraguay
Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ...
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The Foundation is a nonprofit organization that specializes in sustainable development and manages the Mbaracayu Natural Forest Reserve, the largest continuous remnant of the Interior Atlantic Forest in Paraguay. The foundation focuses on promoting environmental, social, and economic development, in an effort to overcome the dominant paradigm of conservation as something separate from human activity.
On 29 July 2005, the ABC announced that in August 2005 Yan Speranza would become the new director of the Moises Bertoni Foundation. The current president is Raul Gauto.
See also
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Scientific Monument Moises Bertoni
References
External links
* {{Official website, http://www.mbertoni.org.py
Foundations based in Paraguay
1988 establishments in Paraguay