The eighth march for the Territory, Dignity and Life has begun yesterday, this time the focus is on the defense of TIPNIS, and the Right of Indigenous Peoples to decide on their land and their way of life. More than 20 years ago, from these lands and with these people, started the first march thatContinue reading “STAY STRONG BROTHERS!”
Author Archives: Mauricio Pacheco
A long night.
I´m not sure when we missed the path. At first, I did not notice because the joy in the beginning of 2006 clouded all, and I still remember the celebrations in the Plaza San Francisco. Nor does the confusion was apparent when one after the other, some important achievements of the people became a realityContinue reading “A long night.”
In the slopes of Apa apa
Right in the middle of one of the most degraded areas of Los Yungas, Chulumani Valley, you can find an astonishing conservation area known as the Forest of Apa apa. In itself, this little reserve is a rare case of coexistence of private and community lands, which have resulted in a striking conservation experience uniqueContinue reading “In the slopes of Apa apa”
Field Guides of Brasil
I came across this blog kept by André Benedito, that collects field guides of brazilian fauna and flora, and that I found really important, as well as the fact that all documents are available free of charge. I wish we could have this kind of information in Bolivia… or better yet, to make public informationContinue reading “Field Guides of Brasil”
Things that live in trees
I´m not talking about Birds of course, it would be too easy. Instead, what else live in the trees near Suapi, about 1600 meters high? A trail carved along a creek, and used for the maintenance of a water supply system, cross a portion of forest, for several hundred meters from the road. In theContinue reading “Things that live in trees”
Colors in the clouds
If there is something that always caught my attention is the number of colorful birds to be found in the cloud forests, as high as 2.800 meters, where the colors just seem less obvious. At this altitude there is a thick fog that covers everything almost always. Probably you may need to be very attractiveContinue reading “Colors in the clouds”
The figh for home!
“They are ready with their arrows, we will enforce our rights. In the moment they enter (the tractors) we also have to enter, all people in the community. We will stand in the middle of the road. Communities already know, it’s going to generate clashes” Such strong is the rejection of indigenous peoples to theContinue reading “The figh for home!”
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