Mary Kate McCoy, Conservation International: In Bolivia, a ‘conservation mosaic’ gets another (big) piece In the remote lowland forests of northwestern Bolivia, a small municipality has taken a big step to protect one of the Amazon’s most biodiverse regions. With support from Conservation International, the municipality of Sena established a law to protect 452,639 hectares…
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Nuevas Especies – Zongo – New Species
Pagina Siete: 20 species new to science found in the Zongo Valley Among the twenty finds are the Yope mountain viper, the Bolivian flag snake and the Liliputian frog. “It is a milestone for science,” according to experts. Hallan 20 especies nuevas para la ciencia en el valle de Zongo Entre la veintena de hallazgos…
Madidi 101: Exploring the Bolivian Jungle!
Claire Boobbyer reports for Independent: Madidi 101: Exploring the Bolivian Jungle! The recently released ‘Jungle’ biopic charts the epic survival story of an Israeli tourist who was lost for three weeks. Claire Boobbyer discovers the magic of Madidi for herself. The slender branches bounce with shrieking monkeys and barking blue-faced hoatzin, a prehistoric avian throwback. Spider, squirrel and…
Bolivian cocoa in the verge to improve its quality!
Tatiana Sanabria reports for Pagina Siete: Swiss cocoa taster empowers producers Markus Lutz spent five days in La Paz evaluating grains of cacao from five regions of the country so that producers and entrepreneurs achieve quality in Switzerland. Fermentation is one of the secrets to get a grain of high quality cocoa, explains Swiss taster,…
Bolivia has greater export potential! Nowadays insects!!!
Tatiana Sanabria reports for Pagina Siete: Bolivia has insects for export ALTERNATIVE. Experts explain that the country possesses the natural wealth to export, but we lack, for example, management plans, which require time and money. Bolivia is conspicuous by its biodiversity. Situated between the 15 countries with greater diversity on the planet, it meets all…
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