By Yenny Escalante/Sumando Voces, Correo del Sur: TARGETED BY POACHERS AND TRAFFICKERS This situation worries the residents; they fear consequences in the near future Spider monkeys are more slender in appearance than other monkeys and weigh between 6 and 10 kilos. BOLIVIAN SPECIES At this time of year, Madidi National Park becomes a target for…
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Mining, Land Grabbing, and Drug Trafficking | Minería, avasallamientos y narcotráfico
By ANF, Eju.tv: Mining, Land Grabbing, and Drug Trafficking: The Main Threats to Bolivian Park Rangers “Since the creation of Sernap, 18 park rangers have died while performing their duties in protected areas,” reads the document. Source: ANF “They’re going to beat them, whip them, kill them.” These are some of the threats that the…
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…
Madidi park ranger faces an unjustified judicial process for defending nature | Guardaparque del Madidi enfrenta un injustificado proceso judicial por defender la naturaleza
ANF: The Judge of Caranavi, as a legal substitute for the Judge of Apolo, scheduled the oral trial hearing for November 15 of this year. La Paz, October 28, 2023 (ANF).- The Madidi park ranger Raúl Santa Cruz (42) who tried at the end of March to prevent the entry of heavy machinery intended for…
Indigenous people in the Bolivian Amazon fight back against threats to their home | Indígenas de la Amazonía boliviana luchan contra las amenazas a su hogar
Nation World News: The evil in this remote point of the planet is demonstrated by an extreme appetite for deforestation, which puts Bolivia among the three countries in the world with the greatest loss of its tropical primary forests, reports Global Forest Watch And that too during 2022. World Resources Institute – 386,000 hectares got…
Against illegal mining and deforestation | Contra la minería ilegal y la deforestación
ANF, Correo del Sur: The welcome sign for visitors. | El cartel de bienvenida a los visitantes. Route to get to the Madidi Park checkpoint. | Recorrido para llegar al puesto de control Del Parque Madidi. Park ranger Remberto Chihuapuri explains to visitors about the biodiversity of the protected area. | El guardaparque Remberto Chihuapuri…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 