By Iván Paredes, Nómadas; Opinion: Illegal Jaguar Hunting in Bolivia; Argentine Company Offered Packages of up to $50,000 In Bolivia, Noya organized at least 30 illegal expeditions since the 1980s, focusing on jaguar hunting in protected areas. Illegal Jaguar Hunting in Bolivia Promoted by Argentine Company Caza & Safaris Argentina, which operated in the country…
Category: Environment
Una explosiva erupción volcánica pudo haber impulsado el crecimiento de una antigua ciudad en Bolivia | Explosive volcanic eruption may have led to growth of ancient city in Bolivia
Por Garry Shaw, The Art Newspaper: Un nuevo estudio sugiere que el auge de la antigua ciudad de Tiahuanaco coincidió con un importante evento volcánico en las cercanías de la cuenca del Lago Titicaca Una masiva erupción volcánica puede haber ayudado a poner en marcha el desarrollo de una de las sociedades complejas más antiguas…
Invasion of public lands due to the Brazil nut harvest | Avasallamiento de tierras fiscales debido a la zafra de castaña
By Erbol: PREVENTIVE ACTIONS REQUESTED Conflicts over the invasion of public lands are reported in Pando due to the Brazil nut harvest Brazil nut harvest in Pando. Illustrative image The 2024-2025 Brazil nut harvest in Pando has sparked a series of conflicts among Brazil nut collectors, farmers, seasonal workers, and landowners, who accuse each other…
Illegal activities continues in Protected Areas | Continuan actividades ilegales en áreas Protegidas
By Erbol: DEMAND ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITMENT They warn that Protected Areas are in serious danger if the uncontrolled incursion of illegal activities continues An image of Otuquis Park. Photo: Sernap If the incursion of illegal activities into Bolivia’s protected areas continues, these areas could suffer irreversible damage that might jeopardize the existence of their main conservation…
Lithium contracts: a desperate bet | Los contratos del litio: una apuesta desesperada
By Francesco Zaratti: It is indisputable that Bolivia has missed several trains of the industrial development of lithium from salt pans. This blameworthy delay is due to two reasons: the amateurism of those in charge of conducting this process in the government of Evo Morales and the straitjackets of the Constitution and the mining and…
Restoration of kewiña forests | Restauración de los bosques de kewiña
By Edwin Fernández Rojas, Los Tiempos: Flora. Kewiña, the green heartbeat of the high Andean mountains Residents of Kumara plant kewiña. | Faunagua The tireless reforestation efforts led by Faunagua show no signs of slowing down. In the first week of January, they planted 66,000 kewiña saplings across three communities: Chiaraje, Kumara, and Palca Palca….
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 