The Blue of Barba Azul
On the savanna of Bolivia’s Beni region lives a macaw found nowhere else on Earth. Ten years ago, only about 455 remained. A journey to an extraordinary nature reserve, a…
Representatives of 24 communities from Cochabamba and Chiquitanía participated in the “Dialogue of Knowledge for Watersheds: First Community Gathering between Valleys and Lowlands,” organized by Asociación Armonía, through its Tunari Program, and the 13 de…
Cover photo: Courtesy of Louis Jammes. Ted Parker (right) with a group of birdwatchers on the Caparuch Plateau.
Asociación Armonía celebrates 30 years of work on August 12. After three decades—marked by milestones such as…
The second workshop organized by the Tunari Program brought together authorities, technical staff, and social representatives to strengthen understanding of institutional competencies, territorial planning, and interinstitutional coordination aimed at the comprehensive protection of the protected…
"Loma Santa was the promised land our ancestors searched for but never found," recalled Alfredo Matareco, chief of the Autonomous Indigenous Government of the Multiethnic Indigenous Territory (TIM), before authorities and delegates from the 28…
In the valleys of Potosí, within the community of Cuñurani, bordering Torotoro National Park, a strategic alliance between Quechua communities and the hemispheric initiative Conserva Aves is driving the creation of a 10,000-hectare Community Protected…
In the south of Cochabamba, in the town of Omereque, the majestic flight of the Red-fronted Macaw (Ara rubrogenys), an endemic and endangered species, has become the region’s main tourist attraction. Yet it is not…
The landscapes of Isiboro-Sécure and the western Mamoré River will be the stage for the program Nature’s Heartbeat, an initiative that, over the next four years, will seek to strengthen local organizations and Indigenous communities…
Cochabamba, February 26, 2026. – As part of a coordination effort, Asociación Civil Armonía today inaugurated the workshop “Strengthening Competencies and Intergovernmental Coordination for the Protection of the Southern Slope of Tunari National Park.” The…
Bolivia is recognized as one of the most megadiverse countries in the world. It harbors unique natural treasures thanks to its varied ecoregions, such as the Serranía de Sunsas, located in Ángel Sandoval Province in…
Twenty years ago, the Blue-throated Macaw Nestbox Program ( Ara glaucogularis ), led by the Asociación Armonía, recorded a single breeding attempt of this endemic and Critically Endangered species. Today, this initiative sets historic records…
Communities on the southern slopes of Tunari National Park are leading one of the largest Andean forest restoration efforts in Bolivia: the planting of 225,000 native trees during the 2025–2026 season, a key action to…