Gina Justiniano Cuellar, El Deber: Did you know that the isotoubo, the tree that turns into soap, is a tree native to Santa Cruz? It is not a fable, it is an act of magic of nature that occurs on Santa Cruz soil These are not barber talks, there really is a tree native to…
Tag: sustainable agroforestry
Castaña = Brazil nut
El Diario: Bolivia stands out in Brazil nut exports Bolivia has established itself as the world’s leading chestnut [mostly known as Brazil nut] exporter since 2001, achieving a 50% share of the world market in the last administration, thus accumulating 20 years of primacy in the world market, according to the Bolivian Institute of Foreign…
Toborochi yarn | Hilo de toborochi
Eduardo Ruilowa, El Deber: Foto: Jorge Ibáñez Fibra de algodón de toborochi | Toborochi cotton fiber (Ceiba Speciosa)/ Foto: Jorge Ibáñez La Tejedora Juana Carrillo logró el primer hilado con algodón de toborochi | Weaver Juana Carrillo achieved the first yarn with toborochi cotton / Foto: Jorge Ibáñez [Haga click aqui para ver el video]…
Taste Bolivian cocoa as people did in 1500 BC – Prueba el cacao boliviano como lo hacía la gente en el año 1500 a.C.
El huevo de Pascua más caro de Irlanda te costará la friolera de 70 € La compañía con sede en Dublín dijo que el cacao utilizado para los huevos de Treasure of the Rainforest es una “cantidad muy pequeña de cacao que se deja intacta para que los nativos la produzcan en las selvas tropicales…
Bolivian wood – Madera boliviana
Los Tiempos: Bolivian wood seeks to captivate foreign capital in forestry business conference Next Friday [04/08/2022], the International Forestry Industry Business Roundtable will be held on the Fexpocruz premises and within the framework of Expoforest 2022. Companies from the United States, Italy, Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Ecuador, Peru and Argentina confirmed their participation. The objective is…
Couple rescues bees threatened by deforestation in Bolivia
Reuters, Daily Sabah: A couple in Bolivia is moving honey bees to a sanctuary they created to address a staggering decline in the insects’ colonies due to deforestation and coca farming, which has encroached on their habitat. For 10 years, zootechnical engineering vet Eric Paredes and his wife Cinthya Callisaya Yujra have scoured the humid,…
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