"It's incredible that nature is crying out for help, but even more incredible is that no one is listening."
Anonymous
“Wetlands are areas of extremely high value. Their immense biodiversity makes them a unique and unparalleled place, necessary to maintain life as we know it.”
and from the Puna
Geographic Information
Total area in km2: 216.77
Wetland area in km2: 12,582
Wetland area in %: 6
Average elevation above sea level: 3,320
Average annual rainfall in mm: 200
Average annual temperature in: Cº 5.25
Geographic Information
Total area in km2: 724370
Wetland area in km2: 38,264
Wetland area in %: 8
Average elevation above sea level: 586
Average annual rainfall in mm: 406
Average annual temperature in °C: 7.3
Geographic Information
Total area in km2: 302914
Area of wetlands in km2: 39742
Wetland area in %: 13
Average elevation above sea level: 629
Average annual rainfall in mm: 289
Average annual temperature in °C: 14.7
Geographic Information
Total area in km2: 279,074
Area of wetlands in km2: 84,409
Wetland area in %: 30
Average elevation above sea level: 363
Average annual rainfall in mm: 584
Average annual temperature in °C: 17.7
Geographic Information
Total area in km2: 91.275
Area of wetlands in km2: 10,324
Wetland area in %: 11
Average elevation above sea level: 1124
Average annual rainfall in mm: 438
Average annual temperature in °C: 16.3
Geographic Information
Total area in km2: 65512
Area of wetlands in km2: 16073
Wetland area in %: 25
Average elevation above sea level: 1085
Average annual rainfall in mm: 667
Average annual temperature in °C: 18.3
Geographic Information
Total area in km2: 324,372
Wetland area in km2: 150036
Wetland area in %: 46
Average elevation above sea level: 180
Average annual rainfall in mm: 763
Average annual temperature in °C: 21.7
Geographic Information
Total area in km2: 280,393
Area of wetlands in km2: 167,605
Wetland area in %: 60
Average elevation above sea level: 178
Average annual rainfall in mm: 1150
Average annual temperature in °C: 20.3
Geographic Information
Total area in km2: 32479
Area of wetlands in km2: 1273
Wetland area in %: 4
Average elevation above sea level: 300
Average annual rainfall in mm: 1719
Average annual temperature in °C: 19.9
Geographic Information
Total area in km2: 49,133
Wetland area in km2: 7,669
Wetland area in %: 13
Average elevation above sea level: 37
Average annual rainfall in mm: 495
Average annual temperature in °C: 2.1
Adversaries of wetlands
Mining
Megamining affects wetlands and destroys the habitat of species that only live in those regions.
Cattle raising
Soybean monoculture in the Pampas has led to the relocation of over 1 million head of cattle to the Delta region, causing a dramatic change in the soil.
Real estate ventures
Real estate development on wetlands is done by filling them in. This, combined with pollution from human waste, is destroying this ecosystem.
Monoculture
soybeans
Soybean monoculture in the pampas, which moved more than 1 million head of cattle to the Delta areas, and contamination by agrochemicals are generating a dramatic change in these soils.
