Madeleyne Aguila / Fundación Armonía, Los Tiempos: The spectacled bear lives in the mountainous regions of Bolivia. | Viviana Albarracín “As a member of the bear family and one of the eight bear species in the world, the Andean bear or spectacled bear is the only one that inhabits South America. Therefore, it is important to…
Tag: environmental awareness
Encroachers and Illegal Miners | Avasalladores y mineros ilegales
Tatiana Castro, Los Tiempos: Park Rangers Must Face Harassment from Encroachers and Illegal Miners Park rangers must confront the lack of human resources, adverse working conditions, harassment from encroachers, and judicial harassment in their tasks of protecting the 23 parks and protected areas in Bolivia. They feel defenseless and unauthorized. The vice president of the…
Carnival in Potosi w/o water | Carnaval Potosi sin agua
Juan José Toro Montoya, El Potosi: Playing with water is a recent element in the traditions of the Potosí carnival Until at least 1827, this activity was not part of our shrovetide. People who believe that water play is part of the Potosí carnival traditions would be surprised if they knew that documents and publications…
Protecting Amazon’s most biodiverse regions | Protegiendo regiones con mayor biodiversidad del Amazonas
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…
Jucumari: in peril | en peligro
Excerpts from an article by/Extractos de un artículo de Cindy Soliz, Oh (Magazine), Los Tiempos: THE JUCUMARI, STALKED HABITAT PROBLEMATIC. The expansion of the agricultural frontier and human growth are a serious threat to the habitat of this species. This causes significant loss of their natural environment, which is one of the biggest concerns for…
Illegal jaguar trade | Comercio ilegal de jaguares
Romi Castagnino, Mongabay: Uncovering the illegal jaguar trade in Bolivia with Emi Kondo | Mongabay Sessions by Romi Castagnino on 23 January 2024 In the latest episode of Mongabay Sessions, Romi Castagnino, associate video producer at Mongabay, talks with director Emi Kondo about her wildlife documentary, Jaguar Spirit: An Awakening Journey. This documentary delves into the illicit trade of jaguars…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 