Leaders in Pando region denounce opaque deals over carbon credits as government and companies rush to monetise Amazon rainforest after 2024 ruling

In Bolivia, many rural farmers resisted a reform that would seem to bring prosperity. Instead, Law 1720 would have made their land and livelihoods more precarious.

Leaders in Pando region denounce opaque deals over carbon credits as government and companies rush to monetise Amazon rainforest after 2024 ruling

In this Gran Chaco territory of more than 1.2 million hectares, local guardian communities claim responsibility for managing its conservation

Map of territories ceded by Peru to Colombia Readers will be shocked to learn that behind 1932’s Chaco War waged between Bolivia and Paraguay and the border war fought by Peru and Colombia we…

Theropods once trekked along a “dinosaur freeway” that stretched across a shoreline in what is now Bolivia, according to a new study.

Querida ciudadanía española,

Seriously, dolphins?

Bolivia is at a decisive moment in its modern economic and political history, after nearly two decades of dominance by the Movement Toward Socialism party. Whoever ends up taking charge will need to…

Con el racismo al centro del debate, el 19 de octubre 8 millones de bolivianos deben emitir su voto en el primer balotaje de su historia y el 8 de noviembre se posicionará el nuevo Gobierno

Abstract. The Amazon rainforest, historically fire-resistant, is experiencing an alarming increase in wildfires due to climate extremes and human activity. The 2023–2024 drought, surpassing previous r...

Dressed as a traditional "cholita," a Northern Virginia construction worker is live-streaming Indigenous Bolivian culture and language for her 180,000 followers.

A South American trade bloc has ruled that Peru is failing to curb illegal gold mining and mercury trafficking

En el debate entre los candidatos a la vicepresidencia de Bolivia que acompañarán a Rodrigo Paz del Partido Demócrata Cristiano y a Tuto Quiroga de la Alianza Libre, tomaron protagonismo múltiples acusaciones más que propuestas programáticas. Ambos candidatos se preparan para la segunda vuelta electoral el próximo domingo 19 de octubre.

Cielo Torres had always lived in Bolivia. Yet before moving at age 17 to the remote town of Tocana - where much of the country’s Afro-descendant community lives - she had rarely encountered people…

In a groundbreaking study, researchers have unveiled significant insights into the water surface characteristics of the Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, utilizing satellite radar altimetry. This revolutionary technology has enabled scientists to reveal intricate spatial and temporal changes in the smoothness of the water surface over time. The Salar de Uyuni, which is the world’s largest salt flat, provides a unique environment for studying water dynamics, especially given its extreme climatic conditions and large area facilitating in-depth analysis.

Bolivia's forests are being devastated by fires and the advance of the agricultural frontier. Our new film takes viewers inside this environmental crisis.

Bolivia is seen as a pioneer when it comes to Indigenous rights. Though it’s the peoples of the Bolivian Andes that are particularly well known, they account for only part of the country’s Indigenous population. Others feel neglected – and fear for their existence.

Un article de l’historien Jean-Baptiste Fressoz relance le débat sur l’activité du groupe-3 du GIEC. Il l’accuse de technophilie, et de sous-estimer le volet sociétal de l’action contre le changement ...

Explore Cerro Rico de Potosí, a symbol of wealth, sacrifice, and faith. A unique experience among tunnels, colonial history, and the enigmatic Tío.

Un ancien président de droite et un sénateur de centre-droit s'affronteront en octobre au second tour de la présidentielle bolivienne, après avoir remporté le premier tour dimanche, infligeant un lourd revers à la gauche au pouvoir depuis 20 ans.

Stocks and flows, action and inaction in the planetary impasse

Discovery of illegal palm crops comes as Grupo BBF grapples with financial problems sparked by warnings over its human rights record

False claims obstructing climate action, say researchers, amid calls for climate lies to be criminalised

Unless carbon emissions and fossil fuel use are slashed drastically, global heating could surpass the limits set out in the Paris Agreement.

La pollution lumineuse a de nombreux effets délétères. Mais pour être efficaces, les mesures doivent dépasser l’opposition binaire entre éclairage ou extinction des feux.