By Erbol: DEMAND ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITMENT They warn that Protected Areas are in serious danger if the uncontrolled incursion of illegal activities continues An image of Otuquis Park. Photo: Sernap If the incursion of illegal activities into Bolivia’s protected areas continues, these areas could suffer irreversible damage that might jeopardize the existence of their main conservation…
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Marcos Uzquiano: Protector of Jaguars and the Amazon Rainforest | Protector de jaguares y de la selva amazónica
By Jorge Manuel Soruco, Vision 360: The Park Ranger Has 20 Years of Experience Always fascinated by the Amazon, the park ranger from San Buenaventura is fighting for his job and credibility after being unjustifiably dismissed. Marcos Uzquiano travels carrying two monkeys. PHOTO: Marcos Uzquiano The jaguar is his spirit animal. Many significant moments in…
Park Rangers of TIPNIS and Noel Kempff Mercado “on high alert” due to unpaid benefits | Guardaparques del TIPNIS y Noel Kempff Mercado “en alerta máxima” por impago de beneficios
By Yenny Escalante, Brújula Digital: Reference image of Bolivian park rangers and police. Photo: Brújula Digital The “nature guardians” of Noel Kempff Mercado National Park and the Isiboro Secure Indigenous Territory National Park (TIPNIS) are in “maximum alert” due to the non-fulfillment of labor obligations by the National Service of Protected Areas (Sernap). Therefore, they…
Curichi [Wetland] La Madre
Nelfi Fernandez , El Deber: The 7 surprising facts you should know about Curichi La Madre, a protected area located 15 minutes from the heart of the capital of Santa Cruz It is a municipal area in whose surface of 49.8 hectares there are five bodies of water or curichis and where 225 species of…
Government fails to comply with park rangers | Gobierno incumple con guardaparques
El Diario: Noel Kempff Park Park rangers are withdrawn They point out that the withdrawal measure was taken in the face of an extreme situation in which they can no longer pay for their transportation in addition to other expenses and obligations. The deputy for the Citizen Community (CC), María José Salazar, denounced that park…
Jorge Banegas Franco: Ranger from Bolivia among global award winners | Guardabosque de Bolivia entre ganadores de premios mundiales
At the IUCN Africa Protected Areas Congress, twelve rangers and ranger teams from around the world received an International Ranger Award today for their extraordinary commitment to protecting nature and helping local communities. Photo: @GABRIEL CHÁVEZ SEOANE Kigali, Rwanda, 20 July 2022 (IUCN).- Winners of the second International Ranger Awards, presented by the International Union for…
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