The world's largest tropical wetland is under threat ... the Brazilian government is planning to develop nearly 500 miles of the Paraguay River into the Hidrovia Paraguay-Paraná (HPP) waterway.

The Pantanal - the world's largest wetlands that span Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay - is experiencing its worst drought in 47 years. The Parana River - one of the most powerful on the planet that ...

And there are many more such lagoons in the Pantanal. This enormous flowering wetland along the Paraguay River in southwestern Brazil is not only home to what is probably Earth’s largest ...

one of the world's largest freshwater wetland ecosystems. The headwaters of the region's two major river systems, the Cuiabá and the Paraguay rivers, are located here, and the abundance and diversity ...

But while much of the Bolivian Pantanal is protected, the overwhelming majority of the wetland, particularly in Paraguay, is not. Overgrazing by livestock, converting nature for crops, dam ...

Brazil pulled out of the project - a joint venture with the governments of Uruguay, Bolivia, Paraguay and Argentina ... "It is the most important wetland region on the planet and, instead ...

Paraguay’s rivers remain low, due to a severe drought that has affected the water levels in the Pantanal Wetlands in western Brazil. Barges are therefore unable to carry full loads. Official ...

The world's largest tropical wetland is under threat ... The Pantanal, which sprawls across Brazil into Bolivia and Paraguay, is bigger than England at more than 42 million acres.