{"id":3781,"date":"2025-10-14T14:47:25","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T14:47:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altuslatam.org\/paraguay\/opades\/"},"modified":"2025-10-28T18:38:55","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T18:38:55","slug":"opades","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.altuslatam.org\/en\/paraguay\/opades\/","title":{"rendered":"OPADES"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3781\" class=\"elementor elementor-3781\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce60e12 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ce60e12\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-555f8cf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"555f8cf\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOrganizaci\u00f3n Paraguaya de Conservaci\u00f3n y Desarrollo Sostenible.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a967dc8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a967dc8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d84ad9 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"5d84ad9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24fdc6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Areas of Work:<\/b><\/p><ul><li><p>Support for the conservation and management of protected areas (volunteering in protected areas according to management plans).<\/p><\/li><li><p>Environmental education and training of young leaders.<\/p><\/li><li><p>Research for socio-environmental solutions.<\/p><\/li><li><p>Advocacy in public environmental policies.<\/p><\/li><li><p>Development of sustainable tourism integrated with conservation and the community.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2408342 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2408342\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Quantitative Data:<\/strong><\/p><p>Indicator\/Approximate Value.<\/p><p>People educated in environmental management to date: $&gt;10,000$<\/p><p>Hectares under conservation (through volunteer and leadership programs): $&gt;50,000$ ha<\/p><p>Volunteers in PAVAP (13 editions): $\\sim 700$ ($\\approx 150$ per year)<\/p><p>Partners: $&gt;90$<\/p><p>Some projects have (or had) international funding from NGOs or governments (IAF, WWF, Tropical Forest Conservation Fund, among others).<\/p><p><strong>Services Offered:<\/strong><\/p><p>OPADES does not operate as a traditional tourist agency but does offer sustainable tourism services linked to environmental conservation, especially in protected areas. These services are designed to educate, raise awareness, and generate sustainable income for local communities, while promoting biodiversity protection.<\/p><p>Some of these activities include:<\/p><ol start=\"1\"><li><p>Interpretive hiking and ecotourism in protected areas.<\/p><\/li><li><p>Birdwatching (Avitourism).<\/p><\/li><li><p>Community tourism and educational experiences such as &#8220;Nature Observation Days.&#8221;<\/p><\/li><li><p>Educational and training workshops and camps with environmental themes focused on conservation.<\/p><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98977a9 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"98977a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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