By Sumando Voces, Erbol: IN THE AMAZON This story has a lot to do with soccer, cacao, and bees. It all began in 2015, when fires reached massive proportions, leaving devastation and sorrow in the Bolivian Amazon. At that time, soccer was already bringing together the youth of the Medio Monte community, located about 35…
Category: Beni
First live record in Bolivia of the ‘jochi with a tail’ | Primer registro vivo en Bolivia del ‘jochi con cola’
By AGENCIA DE NOTICIAS AMBIENTALES, Erbol: IN BENI A beautiful specimen of the “jochi with a tail” survived after being run over on the road to Yucumo in the department of Beni. Its discovery marks the first live record of this large rodent in Bolivia. Brothers Néstor and Cesar Chambi Calle, upon noticing the animal,…
When Gold Is Worth More Than Life: The Criminal Spiral of Illegal Mining in Bolivia | Cuando el oro vale más que la vida: la espiral criminal de la minería ilegal en Bolivia
By ANA Bolivia: “No effective control halts the flow of the mineral that enriches mafia networks while displacing communities, corrupting authorities, and replacing state power with de facto structures,” says Jaime Cuellar. La Paz, May 11 (ANA).- Bolivia is on the verge of a silent territorial takeover, fueled not only by illegal gold but by…
Indigenous Territory is crossed by 180 illegal gold mining rafts | Territorio Indígena está atravesado por 180 balsas auríferas ilegales
By Cejis, Erbol: MADRE DE DIOS RIVER CEJIS: Multiethnic Indigenous Territory II is crossed by 180 illegal gold mining rafts Along the 183 kilometers of the Madre de Dios River that cross the Multiethnic Indigenous Territory II (TIM II), 180 out of 203 active gold mining rafts operate illegally in unauthorized areas. Only 22 are…
Paola Nogales: Studies jaguar genome | Estudia el genoma del jaguar
By Brújula Digital Bolivian biologist studies jaguar genome to save the species and fight trafficking Paola Nogales, a Bolivian biologist, is leading a pioneering investigation that uses genomics to trace the illegal trafficking of jaguars in Bolivia Paola Nogales in a laboratory. Photo: Tim Hartrick. Bolivian biologist Paola Nogales is leading a pioneering investigation that…
Toad-headed turtle lays eggs in captivity | Tortuga cabeza de sapo desova en cautiverio
By ANA, Erbol: Toad-headed turtle lays eggs in captivity: its reproductive cycle will be studied ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS AGENCY On a day of heavy rain in the city of Trinidad, a toad-headed turtle was found and rescued after being severely injured, with a piece of its shell missing. After undergoing successful surgery and while in the…
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