Tuichi River Gains Rights in Bolivia | Río Tuichi obtiene derechos en Bolivia

By Jorge Soruco, Vision 360: Tribunal Agroambiental recognizes the Tuichi River as a subject of rights and bans mining in its waters The resolution orders environmental precautionary measures to prevent risks to the river’s biodiversity and protect public health from pollution. Mining activity in the Tuichi River. PHOTO: Sernap The Plenary Chamber of the Agro-Environmental…

18.000 huellas de dinosaurio encontradas en el Parque Nacional Torotoro de Bolivia | 18,000 Dinosaur Tracks Found in Bolivia’s Torotoro National Park

Por ColombiaOne: Se han descubierto más de 18.000 huellas fosilizadas de dinosaurios en el centro de Bolivia, lo que lo convierte en el sitio más extenso de su tipo jamás documentado. El hallazgo, realizado en el Parque Nacional Torotoro en un lugar llamado Carreras Pampa, arroja nueva luz sobre cómo vivían los dinosaurios y cómo…

Silent Justice Amid Illegal Mining | Justicia muda frente a la minería ilegal

By Jimena Mercado, Erbol: Illegal mining in Madre de Dios: Agro-Environmental Tribunal remains silent four months after preventive action The Center for Legal Studies and Social Research (CEJIS), through its director Miguel Vargas, expresses concern over the Agro-Environmental Tribunal’s failure to rule on the direct preventive environmental action filed four months ago by the Multiethnic…

Launch of Bolivia’s first digital wine-tourism platform: Ruta del Vino | Lanzan la primera plataforma digital de enoturismo en Bolivia: Ruta del Vino

By Erbol: INITIATIVE BY PROMETA The NGO Protección del Medio Ambiente Tarija (PROMETA) has introduced Ruta del Vino Bolivia (www.rutadelvinobolivia.com), the country’s first platform fully dedicated to wine tourism. The site gathers tourist information from the Tarija and Cinti valleys, including wineries, vineyards, tour operators, complementary services, and cultural activities. The platform allows visitors to…

Fires and deforestation cause wild fauna to migrate into urban areas | Incendios y deforestación causan migración de fauna silvestre a áreas urbanas

By Rosio Flores, La Razon: In this situation, technicians from the Government of La Paz recommend not handling or feeding the animals and alerting specialized institutions. A boat-billed heron rescued by technical personnel from the Government of La Paz. PHOTO: GADLP Residents of several municipalities in northern La Paz, and even in El Alto, have…

Rise Without Protection | Crecida sin defensa

By El Deber: River Yapacaní: environmentalist denounces lack of preventive action despite “extraordinary rise” Drone images the day after the surge | Photo: Román Vitrón The recent swelling of the Yapacaní River exposed the fragility of the riverbanks and put gas pipelines, high-voltage lines, the Santa Fe treatment plant, and homes in the cabin area…