Máximo Liberman, Página Siete: Yareta, the extraordinary survivor of the Andes Its resin is used in traditional cough medicines and as an antimicrobial; its overexploitation marks it as an endangered species in the Red Book of Endangered Flora of Bolivia. The yareta or llareta, whose scientific name is Azorella compacta, belongs to the Apiaceae family;…
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MERAKI: Ecological ice cream | Heladería ecológica
Meraki: Meet the first ecological ice cream parlor in Bolivia Meraki is the first ecological ice cream parlor in Bolivia. It offers more than 14 flavors, each of them with ecological certification granted by Senapi and Senasac. Both institutions guarantee that no chemicals are used in the ice cream, from the land where the food…
New subspecies of Puma Jaguarundí (Herpailurus yagouaroundi) or Otter Cougar | Nueva subespecie de Puma Yaguarundí (Herpailurus yagouaroundi) o Puma Nutria
Correo del Sur: STUDY OF A TEACHER AT THE UABJB IN BENI They investigate a new species of Puma in Benian land Marcos Greminger, researcher and professor at the Autonomous University of Beni José Ballivián (UABJB), began an investigation after the appearance in Beni of an apparent new subspecies of Puma Yaguarundí (Herpailurus yagouaroundi) or…
Chaco: Ñembi Guasu
Mongabay: The protected area that isn’t: Bolivia’s Ñembi Guasu beset by fires, farms, roads by Rocío Lloret on 17 October 2022 | Translated by Sarah Engel This report is part of a journalistic collaboration between Mongabay Latam, La Región and Red Ambiental de Información. ROBORÉ, Bolivia—The Ñembi Guasu region is referred to as the “great refuge” by the Guaraní people of…
Bolivian Chaco: Kaa- Iya
Astrid Arellano, Mongabay: Virtual Expedition: a walk through Kaa-Iya, the master of the wilderness in Bolivia The biodiversity of Kaa-Iya is impressive. The routes within its enormous territory, made up of paths between the forest and the bodies of water, provide unique experiences to its visitors. When walking through the place, you never know what…
Wildlife shelter | Refugios para la vida salvaje
Ivan Alejandro Paredes, El Deber: The silent work in the shelters of Bolivia In these spaces they try to save endangered species and keep animals that are victims, away of the cruel hand of man They are the shelters where the hope of endangered animals is still alive. At the Agroflori refuge, in the city…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 