By Mongabay: Serranía de Sunsas: A Little-Explored Sanctuary in Bolivia Protecting 176 Bird Species La Serranía de Sunsas, en el departamento de Santa Cruz, Bolivia, emerge como un refugio estratégico para la biodiversidad. Este espacio, que a finales de 2025 se convirtió en un área protegida, es el santuario de 176 especies de aves, pero también…
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State Pushes Back in Carrasco Park | El Estado recupera el Parque Carrasco
By Ariel Melgar, El Deber: Sernap Enters the Heart of Carrasco Park and Halts Land Seizures Sernap carried out an operation in Carrasco Park | Photo: Courtesy The executive director of Sernap, Cecilia Miranda, described the intervention as an unprecedented event in at least 20 years An interinstitutional operation led by the National Service of…
Illegal Mining Threatens Bolivia | La minería ilegal amenaza a Bolivia
By Sumando Voces: Study Warns of the Expansion of Illegal Mining in Bolivia and Raises Alarm Over Environmental and Economic Impacts Mining dredges. Photo: CPILAP A recent investigation warns that illegal mining has ceased to be a marginal phenomenon and has become a structural threat that compromises the economy, the ecosystem, and national security. The…
Sernap: The Andean Condor lives in 14 protected areas | El cóndor andino habita en 14 áreas protegidas
By Germaine Barriga, Vision 360: The Andean Condor lives in 14 protected areas, reports Sernap on the National Day of the Species The executive director of Sernap, Cecilia Miranda, emphasized that its ecological role as a scavenger bird is fundamental for the sanitary balance of high-Andean ecosystems, and that its figure holds a deep spiritual…
The Cougar’s Struggle to Survive in Potosí Territory | La lucha del puma por sobrevivir en territorio potosino
By Milenka Almanza, Eju.tv: The brutal killing of a cougar in Vitichi reveals a human–wildlife conflict intensified by mining and intensive livestock ranching, factors that fragment habitat and force the feline to hunt livestock. The events that took place in the department of Potosí, Bolivia, in January 2026 have remained etched in the retina and…
Lomita Calatayud Becomes Protected Heritage | Lomita Calatayud es Patrimonio Protegido
By El Deber: Beni: Lomita Calatayud Declared a Protected Archaeological Site Governor Alejandro Unzueta delivered, on Friday, the resolution declaring the neighborhood association Lomita Calatayud an archaeological site of the people of Beni. It is located near the Ibare River, west of the municipality of Trinidad. He expressed his satisfaction in delivering the document to…
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