The location of the Chaco War was on the north western border of Paraguay and the southeastern border of Bolivia. 5. Environment Aspects 6. The environmental problem at issue in this case was a conflict over the Chaco Boreal - the region of land lying between Bolivia and Paraguay. Resource issues were brought up in the dispute, since both countries sought the territory for control over its natural resources and its use as a waterway to the Atlantic Ocean. Type of Habitat The Chaco Boreal's land is flat and marked by scrub woodlands to the West of the River Paraguay that include the quebracho tree, a valuable source of minerals.
Further east are forests and brush, interspersed with tall course savanna grass.
The climate is mostly tropical, ranging from very humid in the summer months and subject to cold southern winds in the winter months. Most armed conflicts in the Chaco War occurred west of the River Paraguay on the border between Bolivia and Paraguay. No reported acts of retaliation against the land were reported. Conflict Aspects 9. At the conclusion of the Chaco War, approximately 100,000 soldiers were reported missing or dead.