Indigenous Fire Brigades Strengthen Amazon Resilience | Brigadas indígenas fortalecen la resiliencia amazónica

By Erbol: IN PILÓN LAJAS Training and equipping Community Firefighter Brigades strengthens indigenous resilience against forest fires A Forest Firefighter brigade during training in Pilón Lajas. Photo: WCS Bolivia The capacity to confront forest fires in the 23 indigenous communities of the Pilón Lajas Biosphere Reserve and Native Community Territory, one of Bolivia’s protected areas…

Storms Cut Bolivia’s Highways | Tormentas cortan las carreteras de Bolivia

By Unitel: Rains and landslides: Eight sections of the main highway network are impassable in the country In its report this Thursday, the Bolivian Highway Administration (ABC) detailed that eight sections of the main highway network are impassable, while in another five there are detours or lane restrictions [Photo: ABC] / The El Salto–Monteagudo section…

Snowrunning Chacaltaya: Mountain Running | Carreras por Montaña

By Marcelo Avendaño, Vision 360: Mountain Running More than 150 athletes will take part in the Snowrunning Chacaltaya this Saturday The race will take place at the site where the highest ski slope in the world once stood, at more than 5,000 meters above sea level Two athletes during a previous race in Chacaltaya. Photo:…

River Overflows Alert | Alerta por desbordes de ríos

By Milton Condori, Vision 360: Rains Orange alert issued for possible river overflows in five departments The alert covers the departments of La Paz, Cochabamba, Santa Cruz, Beni, and Tarija, where river levels are expected to rise. Hydrological alert for five departments. Photo: Senamhi The National Service of Meteorology and Hydrology (Senamhi) issued an orange…

Nature’s Highway for La Paz | La autopista natural para La Paz

By Erbol: BIODIVERSITY NUCLEI Protected Areas of La Paz Could Be Part of an Ecological Corridor Illustrative image ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS AGENCY At the closing of the project that began in September 2024 and included phases such as wildlife monitoring and ecological and urban connectivity, the possibility was raised that the city of La Paz could…