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First-Ever Census of the Diademed Sandpiper-Plover Across 98 Bolivian Bogs

September 6, 20240Comments

Cover Photo: An adult and a juvenile Diademed Sandpiper-Plover (Phegornis mitchellii) perched in one of the bogs. Arne Lesterhuis, Asociación Armonía Why are Diademed Sandpiper-Plovers (Phegornis mitchellii) so rare in the high Andes of South America?…

Workshop on Monitoring Native Plantations in Protected Areas

August 29, 20240Comments

On Friday, August 30th, a workshop was held on monitoring Andean native plantations in protected areas, aimed at park rangers from the Madidi, Tunari, and Cotapata Protected Areas, as well as technicians from the municipalities…

Bolivian Experiences in Shorebird Conservation Presented in Canada

August 20, 20240Comments

Cover Photo: Tjalle Boorsma, Director of Conservation Programs at Armonía, and Teodoro Camacho, Armonía researcher, at one of the events of the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Group (WHSG) meeting. The 10th Meeting of the Western Hemisphere…

Celebration of the 27th Anniversary of El Palmar: Futsal and Conservation Join Forces to Protect the Red-fronted Macaw

June 3, 20240Comments

Celebrating the 27th anniversary of El Palmar Protected Area, the first Red-fronted Macaw Futsal Championship, “Playing to Support Conservation”, was organized from the 18th to 20th of May 2024. This initiative aimed to contribute to…

Red-fronted Macaw Community Natural Reserve: A post-pandemic tourism surge marks a financial milestone for local communities

April 29, 20240Comments

Cover photo: Community members and Armonía's staf after receiving money raised from tourism. The community members of San Carlos, Perereta, and Amaya, responsible for the management of the Red-fronted Macaw Community Natural Reserve, received over…

Update on 100 Key Biodiversity Areas in Bolivia: Progressing Towards the 30×30 Goal

April 17, 20240Comments

Cover Photo: Some of the participants who attended the presentation of KBAs in Bolivia. In Bolivia, the map of Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) has been significantly updated and expanded from 65 to around 100, in…

Beni ranchers and conservation institutions gathered information to develop a Sustainable Cattle Ranching model for the Beni savanna

March 26, 20240Comments

Cover photo: Participants of the Beni savanna Sustainable Cattle Ranching workshop organized by Armonia in Trinidad. Cattle ranchers from Beni Bolivia along with environmental organizations collaborated to gather information to define a sustainable cattle ranching…

Preserving the Legend: The Struggle for the Survival of the Andean Bear in Bolivia

February 21, 20240Comments

Cover photo: An Anden Bear on top of the trees in the Yungas of the La Paz department. Viviana Albarracín "As a member of the Ursidae family and one of the eight species of bears worldwide,…

KBA: The Shift in Bird Conservation Strategy

February 15, 20240Comments

Cover photo: Two Red-fronted Macaws (Ara rubrogenys), in La Viña, Omereque, Central Bolivia. Jennifer Cahill Biodiversity conservation strategies are evolving. Since the preservation of large natural spaces, currently the challenge is to identify and protect small…

La rata chinchilla boliviana (Abrocoma boliviensis)

An insight into the often underappreciated yet important native rodents of Bolivia

February 9, 20240Comments

Cover photo: The Bolivian chinchilla rat (Abrocoma boliviensis), an endemic rodent of Bolivia and critically endangered. Photo: Marisol Hidalgo "Most people don't know much about native wild rodents, their importance in ecosystems, or their role in…

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…

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…

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