bolivia

Since she was a child, **Trigidia Jiménez** had a special connection with **agriculture**, learning from her father in **Mina San José, Oruro (Bolivia)**, where they grew potatoes. That bond with the land strengthened when she held a **cañahua seed**...

The Agricultural and Environmental Court of Bolivia issued a historic resolution by granting precautionary measures for the protection of the jaguar (Panthera onca) and its natural habitat. The decision was made in response to a lawsuit filed by Deputy María...

Bolivia is facing a serious climate crisis after weeks of intense rains, which have already left 55 people dead, eight missing, and more than 500,000 families affected. According to the Deputy Minister of Civil Defense, Juan Carlos Calvimontes, official figures...

Heavy metal pollution such as mercury, lead, arsenic, and cadmium, resulting from mining activities in Bolivia, is wreaking havoc on the health of the indigenous peoples and their territories. Facing this critical situation, representatives of affected communities went to Congress...

The forest fires in Bolivia led the country to the biggest environmental crisis in its history, according to the authorities themselves. Now, a "disaster situation" has been declared because it suffered 3036 fire outbreaks simultaneously. The numbers far exceed those...

The number of municipalities affected by the disaster of the rains in Bolivia has risen to 90, as reported by the Deputy Minister of Civil Defense, Juan Carlos Calvimontes. In addition, 19 municipalities are under municipal emergency, affecting 368,707 families...

The **dry forest of Chiquitania**, located in **Bolivia** and bordering **Brazil**, is slowly beginning to recover after being burned in the most devastating forest fires in its history. Amid this **devastating scenario**, the women of Santa Ana de Velasco, a...

A recent report has revealed that in the Salar de Uyuni, also known as salar de Tunupa and located in the southwestern part of Bolivia, there are 21 million tons of lithium, making it the world's largest reserve of...

Surrounded by built and destroyed homes on a hillside in La Paz (Bolivia), at the end of a collapsed avenue turned into an abyss, lives Cristóbal Quispe, a 74-year-old Aymara small merchant who witnessed the collapse of hundreds of...

In a mega operation against illegal logging in Bolivia and Peru, 15 out of 22 members of a gang operating in the forests of both countries were arrested. This gang, known as Los Villanos de Tahuamanu, is a criminal organization...