Biodiversity

Bolivia is part of the like-minded mega diverse. Bolivia has an enormous variety of organisms and ecosystems. Bolivia has a variable altitude, ranging from 90 to 6,542 meters above sea level, allowing for a vast biological diversity. The territory of Bolivia comprises of 4 types of biomes, 32 ecological regions, and 199 ecosystems. Within this geography are there several natural parks and reserves such as the Noel Kempff Mercado National Park, the Tunan National Park, the Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Park, and the Kaa-Lya del Gran Chaco National Park, and Integrated Management Natural Area, among others. Bolivia boasts over 200,000 species of seeds, including over 1,200 species of fern, 1,500 species of marchant tiophyta and moss, and at least 800 species of fungus. In addition there are more than 3,000 species of medicinal plants.