Bolivia is an enormously rich country in terms of cultural heritage and biological diversity, but it has one of the highest levels of poverty and inequality in Latin America. The main environmental threats are from economic activities such as extracting precious timber and mineral resources, and farming in poorly suited areas.
The central purpose of BioCultura is «to encourage sustainable use and conservation of Andean ecosystems for good living (suma qamaña – sumaq kawsay)”. This paradigm of good living proposes social and economic development in harmony with nature and in community with other human beings. BioCultura seeks to establish a funding system that combines specific financial mechanisms as the foundations upon which to build sustainability.
