Asociación Armonía, Author at Armonia Bolivia

The other water crisis: contamination and drought threaten Bolivian fishes

February 7, 20240Comments

Cover photo: Oligosarcus schindleri, locally known as Platincho or Plateado, is endemic to Cochabamba, Bolivia. "Without water, native fishes are going to disappear. Not only local extinctions will occur, but regional extinctions are likely. Freshwater…

Alfredo Fuentes: Because we do not know or value this wealth, we are destroying it

January 30, 20240Comments

Cover photo: Biologists Alfredo Fuentes and Javier Quisbert collect numerous species collections late into the night in the Chunkani locality of Madidi National Park. "As Bolivians, we must be aware that flora, plants and ecosystems are…

Toro Toro joins ecotourism with circuits dedicated to the Red-fronted Macaw

January 29, 20240Comments

Cover photo: Leaders of the Julo Grande community in the Toro Toro municipality inaugurate a sculpture resembling the Red-fronted Macaw. In November 2023, new tourist routes were inaugurated in the communities of Matanseria, and Julo…

Molani and El Palmar community members planting Janchicoco palm seeds. Guido Saldaña, Armonía

Planting 3000 Janchicoco Seeds to Restore Palm Forests After Wildfires in AMNI El Palmar

January 12, 20240Comments

Cover Photo: Molani and El Palmar community members planting Janchicoco palm seeds. Guido Saldaña, Armonía. Members of the Molani and El Palmar community in the El Palmar Protected Area, located in the municipality of Presto…

The Llanos de Moxos savannas and the highland lakes are favorite stopover sites for migratory shorebirds passing through Bolivia

December 21, 20230Comments

Cover Photo: Buff-breasted Sandpipers flying over the Barba Azul Nature Reserve. Teodoro Camacho, Armonía. Many species of shorebirds migrate thousands of kilometers from the Arctic, passing through Central America, to their winter grounds in South…

Shorebird Census 2023: El Niño-induced drought in Bolivia is affecting the migration patterns of Buff-breasted Sandpipers

December 21, 20230Comments

Cover Photo: A Buff-breasted Sandpiper ( Calidris subruficollis ) making a stopover at Barba Azul Nature Reserve in Beni Bolivia. Teodoro Camacho, Armonía. Long-distance migratory shorebird monitoring in Barba Azul Nature Reserve, supported by the…

Promoting sustainable livestock farming is one of the pillars of the Program for the Conservation and Sustainable Development of the Moxos Plains

October 27, 20230Comments

Promoting sustainable livestock farming, compatible with conservation, based on market mechanisms of financial incentives, is one of the strategies of the Program for the Conservation and Sustainable Development of the Moxos Plains. The presentation of…

Conservation projects for the Blue-throated Macaw stood out at the American Aviculture Federation Conference in the USA

October 20, 20230Comments

Conservation projects for the Blue-throated Macaw played a prominent role at the recent American Federation of Aviculture (AFA) Conference, held from September 28 to 30, 2023, in Dallas, Texas, United States. The event featured the…

Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs): A Strategy to Protect Bolivia’s Biodiversity and the Well-being of its People

October 18, 20230Comments

Cover image: Bolivia boasts a wide range of ecosystems and ecological regions within its territory. On the occasion of the World Nature Protection Day, biologist Diego A. Peñaranda gave an interview in which he addressed…

Celebrating Bats, Mammal Seed Dispersers and Pest Controllers

October 13, 20230Comments

Cover photo: Biologist Luis Fernando Aguirre examines the Spectral Bat ( Vampyrum spectrum ), which is categorized as vulnerable. Biologist specializing in bats, Luis Fernando Aguirre, who has devoted his professional life to the…

Biological Conservation, a Fundamental Mainstay for Ecological Balance: Interview with Biologist Gustavo Rey

September 28, 20230Comments

Cover Photo: The Llanos de Moxos, vast savannas of the Beni department. KBA Blue-throated Macaw Reserves in Bolivia. Teodoro Camacho, Armonía. Conservation is not merely a romantic endeavor to preserve species but a fundamental act…

Armonía’s projects are presented at the Annual Conference of the European Association of Zoos and Aquariums (EAZA)

September 15, 20230Comments

Tjalle Boorsma, Conservation Program Director at Armonía, presented during the Annual Conference of the European Association of Zoos and Aquariums (EAZA) on the conservation programs for the Blue-throated Macaw (Ara glaucogularis), Red-fronted Macaw (Ara rubrogenys)…

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