By Rocío Ruíz, El Potosí: THE “MIRROR EFFECT” CAN NOW BE SEEN AT THE SALAR DE UYUNI IN POTOSÍ Social media users share images captured at the salt flat. @thismattexists With the arrival of the rainy season, the Salar de Uyuni is already displaying the “Mirror Effect,” which occurs when rainwater remains on the salt…
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The Giant Titicaca Frog | La rana gigante del Titicaca
By Carolina Galarza, El Deber: The Giant Titicaca Frog: Natural Heritage and Endangered by Human Consumption Scientists from several countries study the emblematic frog of Lake Titicaca / EFE This endemic species of Lake Titicaca faces serious threats from tourism, illegal breeding facilities, and the consumption of its meat, despite the fact that it is…
Local entrepreneurs bet on ecotourism in Cotapata National Park | Emprendedores locales apuestan por el ecoturismo en el Parque Nacional Cotapata
By Wara Arteaga, Visión 360: Unlike other National Parks, Cotapata covers a small area and concentrates a diversity of ecosystems: cloud forests, inter-Andean ecosystems, Yungas jungles, and rich biological heritage. Birdwatching in Cotapata National Park. / Photo: Marcelo Arze – BIOTA. Because of its climate, its views, and its proximity to the city of La…
Rise Without Protection | Crecida sin defensa
By El Deber: River Yapacaní: environmentalist denounces lack of preventive action despite “extraordinary rise” Drone images the day after the surge | Photo: Román Vitrón The recent swelling of the Yapacaní River exposed the fragility of the riverbanks and put gas pipelines, high-voltage lines, the Santa Fe treatment plant, and homes in the cabin area…
A Fish Returns from Extinction | Un Pez que Vuelve de la Extinción
By Erbol: SURVIVES ECOLOGICAL DISASTER Rediscovery of Moema claudiae, Bolivian fish on the Red List of extinction; urgent protection requested Rivulids, including Moema claudiae, are vulnerable species. Photo/Nature Conservation. A recent study published in the journal Nature Conservation, carried out by researchers Heinz Arno Drawert and Thomas Otto Litz, confirmed the discovery of a new population of Moema…
Governorship enacts law for the protection and conservation of the bufeo | Gobernación promulga ley de protección y conservación del bufeo
By Opinion: Governor Humberto Sánchez, during his visit to the municipality of Puerto Villarroel, enacted and delivered this Saturday two departmental laws, 1225 and 1221. The highest authority of the department arrived in the municipality of Puerto Villarroel, accompanied by departmental assembly member Dámaris Orihuela and technicians, to officially deliver to the Civic Committee the…
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