The Gran Chaco was hit by a rise in deforestation in ... the area lost nearly 7 million hectares (17 million acres), according to the country’s National System for Native Forest Monitoring.

The Humid Chaco is part of the Gran Chaco of South America, an area covering approximately 1.066.000 square kilometres between Argentina (62.19%), Paraguay (25.43%), Bolivia (11.61%) and Brazil (0.7%) ...