Marco Antonio Belmonte, Vision 360: Armonía Association Diagnosis: For every 10 species of fauna and flora in Bolivia, one is at risk of extinction There are 63 species classified as critically endangered, 145 as endangered, and 270 as vulnerable, according to data from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Telmatobius culeos or giant…
Tag: National Parks
La Ruta De Las Lagunas
Rides, Adventure Motorcycle: La Ruta De Las Lagunas: A Ride in Southern Bolivia Written by Alexandra Fefopoulou and Stergios Gogos. Posted in Rides It was late June when we arrived at San Pedro de Atacama in northern Chile. Our first encounter with the Andes and the high altitude had already given us an idea of…
Miners intend to take over protected areas of the country | Mineros pretenden tomar áreas protegidas del país
El Diario: Given the announcement of mobilizations and blockades by mining cooperatives at the Government Headquarters, demanding attention to their petition, the deputy for the Creemos group, María Rene Álvarez, repudiated the destruction caused by gold mining and denounced that this sector intends to overwhelm indigenous territories and take protected areas. “It is proven that…
Andean condor and white quebracho | Cóndor andino y quebracho blanco
Yvette Sierra P./Mongabay, Opinión: Andean condor and white quebracho: new reserve seeks to protect them from the threat The Quebracho and Condor Natural Reserve in the Laderas Mountain Range was created on August 24, 2023, in Tarija. The community of Laderas Norte promoted its creation after 34 condors died in that area in February 2021…
They hold the Government responsible for illegal coca in protected areas | Responsabilizan al Gobierno por coca ilegal en áreas protegidas
El Diario: Opposition question proliferation of crops After the discovery of coca plantations in the Amboró National Park, opposition legislators stated that the production of the leaf “has already gone out of control,” for which they blamed the government of the Movement towards Socialism (MAS) for promoting surplus plantations. destined for drug trafficking. The head…
La exploración de petróleo y gas amenaza el suministro de agua del Chaco boliviano | Oil and gas exploration threatens Bolivian Chaco water supply
Mongabay y El Deber: por Iván Paredes Tamayo, Nelfi Fernández Reyes el 24 de Agosto 2023 | Traducido por Sydney Sims El Parque Nacional Aguaragüe, ubicado al sur de Bolivia, sufre la explotación de hidrocarburos, que se realiza en esta región desde hace más de 100 años. Los suelos y las fuentes de agua del parque se están contaminando…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 