Bolivian Culture Explored During Today’s Global Series

University of Arkansas News: The Global Series continues by learning about the history and culture of Bolivia. The presentation begins at 8 p.m. today, Wednesday, Oct. 27, in the Holcombe Hall living room.  Bolivia is a land of beauty with fascinating landscape and a multitude of mountains such as the epic Andes Mountains.   With over 37 official languages, Bolivia is a gemstone to be discovered,…

Sapo Arlequín – Atelopus Tricolor

EFE, Los Tiempos: Experts preserve the Atelopus Tricolor, found in Bolivia after 17 years Several organizations joined in a project to protect the Tricolor Harlequin toad or Atelopus tricolor that was thought to be extinct in Bolivia, but after 17 years they found two individuals of this species. This small toad, which is characteristic for…

Contaminación del río Tuichi – Madidi – Contamination of the Tuichi River

Brujula Digital, Los Tiempos: WCS alerts contamination of the Tuichi River due to mining activity within the Madidi Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) through its deputy director of the Great Madidi Landscape Conservation Program and coordinator of the Interinstitutional Group for Responsible Gold (GIT-OR), Óscar Loayza, warns of the mining contamination of the Tuichi River, which…

Distribución individual de la tierra – Individual land distribution

Pagina Siete: Anapo proposes individual land distribution The National Association of Oilseed Producers (Anapo) asked the National Agrarian Reform Institute (INRA) to act with the eviction of overwhelming people in productive properties and suggests that the land be distributed not only to communities, but also individually. The president of Anapo, Fidel Flores, read a statement…

“It is necessary to heal the serious wounds inflicted on nature”

AMERICA/BOLIVIA – “It is necessary to heal the serious wounds inflicted on nature” urges Archbishop Gualberti Agenzia Fides: Santa Cruz (Agenzia Fides) – “It is necessary to change our mentality and adopt an ecological spirituality, to stop the irrational exploitation of non-renewable natural resources, wild deforestation, forest fires, even of reserves and national parks. But…