By LHP, Eju.tv: Carlos Toranzo points to drug trafficking as a financier of the blockades and mobilizations The analyst stated that behind the mobilizations there are structures that benefit from illegal economies and from privileges accumulated over two decades. He maintains that part of the blockaders act due to economic pressure or fear of reprisals…
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Saving Amazonian Turtles | Salvando a las petas amazónicas
By Juan Carlos Salinas, El Deber: More than 2,500 river turtles return to Manuripi in a scientific crusade to save the Amazon The release of the turtles seeks to boost the freshwater turtle population in Pando /Photo: UAP The Amazonian University of Pando led the release of baby turtles after a process of incubation and…
Tayra discovery reshapes science | Hallazgo del melero redefine la ciencia
By Eju.tv: Discovery of a tayra in the Sama Reserve opens new research paths on the species’ distribution in Tarija The National Service of Protected Areas (SERNAP) reports a scientific record of high relevance for wildlife in the southern part of the country. Source: SERNAP PRESS Park ranger Máximo Condori, during his surveillance and control…
Indigenous Fire Brigades Strengthen Amazon Resilience | Brigadas indígenas fortalecen la resiliencia amazónica
By Erbol: IN PILÓN LAJAS Training and equipping Community Firefighter Brigades strengthens indigenous resilience against forest fires A Forest Firefighter brigade during training in Pilón Lajas. Photo: WCS Bolivia The capacity to confront forest fires in the 23 indigenous communities of the Pilón Lajas Biosphere Reserve and Native Community Territory, one of Bolivia’s protected areas…
Chacaltaya: Tourists Trek Near 5,000 Meters | Ascenso turístico cerca de los 5.000 metros
By El Deber: Ascent to Nearly 5,000 Meters Along Glacial Water Aqueducts Captivates Tourists in Bolivia The route is located on the Chacaltaya snow-capped mountain, facing the imposing Huayna Potosí, whose summit reaches 6,094 meters in altitude. The trail is narrow and unsuitable for people with vertigo, so some visitors become paralyzed by fear of…
Protected Areas Endangered by Irregular Mining Rights | Áreas protegidas peligran por derechos mineros irregulares
By El Diario: Bolivia’s 15 protected areas face high risk due to mining rights granted irregularly decades ago, which, if efforts are made to consolidate them, could lead to the extinction of natural heritage and biodiversity wealth as a result of uncontrollable illegal mining activity. Biologist Alfredo Fuentes, a researcher affiliated with the National Herbarium…
