Green Kudos go to Bolivia for creating 6.9 million hectare protected wetland, Llanos de Moxos, in the Amazon basin.
WWF presented its
Gift to the Earth award to Bolivia for outstanding conservation leadership. Bolivia has committed to preserving 15 million hectares of wetlands under the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, an intergovernmental treaty for conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources. The country, though relatively poor, has been recognized for its laudable environmental policies.