Karen Lapizco, World Animal News: 10 Million Hectares Of Amazon Rainforest Has Been Designated As A Protected Area In Bolivia A new protected area of rainforest in the El Gran Manupare Integrated Management Natural Area was just designated by the Municipality of Sena, in Pando, Bolivia. This vast rainforest safeguards many threatened and endangered species, as well…
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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…
In search of El Dorado | En busca de El Dorado
David Smith, The Critic: Bolivia’s future could be bright if it forges its own bold path A century ago, a British explorer — adventurer is probably the better word — named Percy Fawcett, pursued the dream of finding that hidden paradise called El Dorado, the gold city of South America that had obsessed plenty before…
Record levels in deforestation | Niveles récord de deforestación
Jonathan Reynolds, Mongabay: Why has deforestation reached record levels in Bolivia? (commentary) In both national and multilateral fora, Bolivia is increasingly showing its reluctance to curb deforestation. President Luis Arce, soon to be entering the penultimate year of his term, has built up a poor environmental record, supporting the unbridled growth of a largely extractive economy,…
Resilient Bolivian Women | Mujeres bolivianas resilientes
Raul Dominguez, El Deber: Silvia Quevedo: “Women in Bolivia have become resilient” The president of Camebol promotes the role of businesswomen in the economy, through training and promotion of talent. At Expocruz, the organization presented a pavilion with 33 stands The Chamber of Business Women of Bolivia (Camebol) is committed to promoting the entrepreneurial potential…
Beni: tacana chocolate looks at the urban markets of Bolivia | el chocolate tacana mira los mercados urbanos de Bolivia
Ivan Alejandro Paredes, El Deber: Chocolate from that region is highly requested in the cafes of Rurrenabaque. Tourists ask for organic cocoa. In the community of Altamarani one of the best chocolates is produced. The initiative is led by Tacana indigenous people who live in that town, located in the municipality of San Buenaventura in…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 