By Los Tiempos: A monkey rescued from wildlife trafficking in Cochabamba. | Cochabamba Governorship Wildlife traffickers use social media to sell species protected by current legal regulations, according to Boris Arévalo, head of the Biodiversity Management Program of the Governorship. “There is illegal wildlife trade through social media, such as Facebook and WhatsApp, and operations…
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Quadrants Identified for Jucumari Bear Monitoring in Amboró Park | Identifican cuadrantes para el monitoreo del Oso Jucumari en el Parque Amboró
By Los Tiempos: In the Amboró National Park and Integrated Management Natural Area (PN-ANMI), priority quadrants have been identified for monitoring the Jucumari bear [spectacled bear] in the areas of Comarapa, Santa Rosa, and Samaipata in the department of Santa Cruz. These consist of three priority quadrants, each covering 16 square kilometers (km²) and further…
High-Altitude Apples and Raspberries: From La Phia, in Tunari, for Bolivia | Manzanas y frambuesas de ‘altura’: de La Phia, en el Tunari, para Bolivia
By Violeta Soria, Opinion: In addition to boasting magical tourist destinations where native aliso and kewiña forests take center stage, the community of La Phia, located in the highlands of Tunari Park, has ventured into the production of organic raspberries and apples. It is a March morning, and close to the sky, at nearly 3,000…
Madidi: Denouncement that interest in land and gold encourages usurpers to harass indigenous people | Denuncian que el interés por la tierra y el oro promueven que avasalladores acosen a indígenas
By Erbol: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION The Bolivian Commission for the Defense of Protected Areas (COPDEAPBO) denounced that the long-standing interest in acquiring large tracts of land and the recent incursion of illegal gold mining in the Madidi National Park and Integrated Natural Management Area have led to the formation of groups of usurpers who seize land…
The Tacana Women’s Route, recognized as a sustainable and high-quality tourist destination | La Ruta de la Mujer Tacana, reconocida como un destino turístico sostenible y de calidad
By ADMIN, Fundación Solon: On March 4, the tourist destination Rurrenabaque Madidi Pampas, with the project “The History of the Tacana Women’s Route,” won first place in the Prosperous Communities category of the Green Destinations Story Awards 2025 at the ITB in Berlin. This achievement positions the municipality as a key community-based and sustainable destination. The…
Bolivian Narcoeconomy | Narcoeconomía boliviana
By Gonzalo Colque, Vision 360: Far from operating in secrecy, drug trafficking moves in broad daylight, injecting millions into the national economy. Drug trafficking is often taught in university classrooms as an “underground economy” that operates in the shadows, but this view is misleading. In daily life, it is visible to everyone: businesses with few…
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