Drought, frost, and fires affect incomes and cause food insecurity | Sequía, heladas e incendios afectan ingresos y provocan inseguridad alimentaria

By Marco Antonio Belmonte, Vision 360: Climate Change Households estimated that their income allocated to food purchases was affected on average by 46% due to drought, 62.4% due to fires, and 27.2% due to illnesses, endangering their regular access to food. Drought affected potato, vegetable, and other crops in the Altiplano. Photo: Abi The National…

Four Roads Opened in Carrasco Park to Facilitate Illegal Coca Production | Denuncian apertura de cuatro caminos en el parque Carrasco para facilitar la producción ilegal de coca

By Sumando Voces, Brújula Digital: Reports indicate the roads were opened without authorization, without environmental licenses, and on non-available public lands. One of the roads opened in the protected area. Photo: Sumando Voces Carrasco National Park (located in the tropics of Cochabamba) is the protected area with the highest presence of coca plantations among all…

Tacopaya: Hub for community-based health tourism | Eje de turismo comunitario de salud

By Opinion: Andean Region: Tacopaya is a hub for community-based health tourism In addition to archaeological sites, this municipality offers destinations such as Aguas Calientes and medicinal plant gardens. Located three hours from the city of Cochabamba, Tacopaya is a municipality emerging as a hub for community-based health tourism, with destinations such as Aguas Calientes,…

Massive Death of Sábalos in the Pilcomayo Due to Poor Fishing Practices | Mortandad de sábalos en el Pilcomayo por malas prácticas pesqueras

By El Pais: The recent mass death of sábalos (streaked prochilod, Prochilodus lineatus) along the banks of the Pilcomayo River has raised concern among the population and authorities of Villa Montes. However, the Biodiversity, Conservation and Wildlife Development Unit (Codefauna) of the Tarija Governorship ruled out water contamination as the cause and attributed the incident to…