Conservation news https://news.mongabay.com/list/bolivia/ Environmental science and conservation news Tue, 13 Oct 2026 05:13:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://imgs.mongabay.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2020/05/16160320/cropped-mongabay_icon-32x32.png Bolivia environmental news https://news.mongabay.com/list/bolivia/ 32 32 How new is the first ‘new-to-science’ cat discovered in more than 100 years? https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/09/how-new-is-the-first-new-to-science-cat-discovered-in-more-than-100-years/ https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/09/how-new-is-the-first-new-to-science-cat-discovered-in-more-than-100-years/#respond 25 Sep 2026 20:41:50 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=short-article&p=330914 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/09/how-new-is-the-first-new-to-science-cat-discovered-in-more-than-100-years/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-330914 A new cat species was just discovered. Several more may follow https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/a-new-cat-species-was-just-discovered-several-more-may-follow/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/a-new-cat-species-was-just-discovered-several-more-may-follow/#respond 24 Sep 2026 19:53:17 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=330733 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/a-new-cat-species-was-just-discovered-several-more-may-follow/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-330733 Bolivia’s mining law overhaul raises environmental and community concerns https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/09/bolivias-mining-law-overhaul-raises-environmental-and-community-concerns/ https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/09/bolivias-mining-law-overhaul-raises-environmental-and-community-concerns/#respond 16 Sep 2026 20:09:57 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=short-article&p=329965 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/09/bolivias-mining-law-overhaul-raises-environmental-and-community-concerns/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-329965 Brazil election could put 95% of the Amazon under right-wing governments https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/right-wing-leaders-could-rule-95-of-the-amazon-by-2027-experts-warn/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/right-wing-leaders-could-rule-95-of-the-amazon-by-2027-experts-warn/#respond 15 Sep 2026 19:27:06 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=329809 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/right-wing-leaders-could-rule-95-of-the-amazon-by-2027-experts-warn/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-329809 Mercury threatens over 160 communities in Bolivia’s Beni River basin https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/mercury-threatens-over-160-communities-in-bolivias-beni-river-basin/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/mercury-threatens-over-160-communities-in-bolivias-beni-river-basin/#respond 08 Sep 2026 18:44:53 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=327431 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/mercury-threatens-over-160-communities-in-bolivias-beni-river-basin/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-327431 New analysis maps mercury threat to 951 Amazon communities in three countries https://news.mongabay.com/custom-story/2026/09/new-analysis-maps-mercury-threat-to-951-amazon-communities-in-three-countries/ https://news.mongabay.com/custom-story/2026/09/new-analysis-maps-mercury-threat-to-951-amazon-communities-in-three-countries/#respond 08 Sep 2026 18:34:34 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=custom-story&p=328999 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/custom-story/2026/09/new-analysis-maps-mercury-threat-to-951-amazon-communities-in-three-countries/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-328999 Planned Bolivia-Brazil highway threatens Chiquitania dry forest https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/planned-bolivia-brazil-highway-threatens-chiquitania-dry-forest/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/planned-bolivia-brazil-highway-threatens-chiquitania-dry-forest/#respond 03 Sep 2026 15:08:19 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=328580 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/planned-bolivia-brazil-highway-threatens-chiquitania-dry-forest/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-328580 Michael Painter put Indigenous land rights at the center of conservation https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/michael-painter-put-indigenous-land-rights-at-the-center-of-conservation/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/michael-painter-put-indigenous-land-rights-at-the-center-of-conservation/#respond 02 Sep 2026 22:12:56 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=328252 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/michael-painter-put-indigenous-land-rights-at-the-center-of-conservation/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-328252 Indigenous water systems gain ground as climate pressures intensify in Bolivia https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/indigenous-water-systems-gain-ground-as-climate-pressures-intensify-in-bolivia/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/indigenous-water-systems-gain-ground-as-climate-pressures-intensify-in-bolivia/#respond 26 Aug 2026 10:00:57 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=327250 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/indigenous-water-systems-gain-ground-as-climate-pressures-intensify-in-bolivia/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-327250 Third year of wildfires threaten isolated Indigenous group in Bolivia https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/07/third-year-of-wildfires-threaten-isolated-indigenous-group-in-bolivia/ https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/07/third-year-of-wildfires-threaten-isolated-indigenous-group-in-bolivia/#respond 22 Jul 2026 21:59:49 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=short-article&p=324359 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/07/third-year-of-wildfires-threaten-isolated-indigenous-group-in-bolivia/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-324359 How narcos moved 108 tons of timber infused with drugs from Bolivia to Chile https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/how-narcos-moved-108-tons-of-timber-infused-with-drugs-from-bolivia-to-chile/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/how-narcos-moved-108-tons-of-timber-infused-with-drugs-from-bolivia-to-chile/#respond 13 Jul 2026 13:30:30 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=323075 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/how-narcos-moved-108-tons-of-timber-infused-with-drugs-from-bolivia-to-chile/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-323075 The ‘ghost dog’ of the Amazon reveals the value of intact forests https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/the-ghost-dog-of-the-amazon-reveals-the-value-of-intact-forests/ https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/the-ghost-dog-of-the-amazon-reveals-the-value-of-intact-forests/#respond 05 Jun 2026 19:14:48 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=short-article&p=320677 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/the-ghost-dog-of-the-amazon-reveals-the-value-of-intact-forests/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-320677 Study gathers over 4,000 photos to find Bolivia’s rarest Amazonian dog https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/study-gathers-over-4000-photos-to-find-bolivias-rarest-amazonian-dog/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/study-gathers-over-4000-photos-to-find-bolivias-rarest-amazonian-dog/#respond 19 May 2026 15:04:42 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=319657 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/study-gathers-over-4000-photos-to-find-bolivias-rarest-amazonian-dog/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-319657 After quinoa’s boom, Bolivian farmers face degraded soils and climate stress https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/after-quinoas-boom-bolivian-farmers-face-degraded-soils-and-climate-stress/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/after-quinoas-boom-bolivian-farmers-face-degraded-soils-and-climate-stress/#respond 14 May 2026 15:15:50 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=319215 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/after-quinoas-boom-bolivian-farmers-face-degraded-soils-and-climate-stress/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-319215 New Jaguar Rivers Initiative aims to reconnect South America’s fragmented ecosystems https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/new-jaguar-rivers-initiative-aims-to-reconnect-south-americas-fragmented-ecosystems/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/new-jaguar-rivers-initiative-aims-to-reconnect-south-americas-fragmented-ecosystems/#respond 12 May 2026 17:53:54 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=319235 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/new-jaguar-rivers-initiative-aims-to-reconnect-south-americas-fragmented-ecosystems/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-319235 A law to help Bolivian farmers may actually increase land grabbing, critics warn https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/a-law-to-help-bolivian-farmers-may-actually-increase-land-grabbing-critics-warn/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/a-law-to-help-bolivian-farmers-may-actually-increase-land-grabbing-critics-warn/#respond 11 May 2026 16:39:09 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=319146 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/a-law-to-help-bolivian-farmers-may-actually-increase-land-grabbing-critics-warn/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-319146 Tropical forest loss falls in 2025, but world still off track on deforestation goals https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/tropical-forest-loss-falls-in-2025-but-world-still-off-track-on-deforestation-goals/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/tropical-forest-loss-falls-in-2025-but-world-still-off-track-on-deforestation-goals/#respond 29 Apr 2026 04:10:13 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=318333 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/tropical-forest-loss-falls-in-2025-but-world-still-off-track-on-deforestation-goals/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-318333 AI tool tracks spread of illegal gold mining in Amazon protected areas https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/ai-tool-tracks-spread-of-illegal-gold-mining-in-amazon-protected-areas/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/ai-tool-tracks-spread-of-illegal-gold-mining-in-amazon-protected-areas/#respond 24 Apr 2026 09:56:11 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=317945 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/ai-tool-tracks-spread-of-illegal-gold-mining-in-amazon-protected-areas/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-317945 Bolivia Indigenous communities, local gov’ts help protect nearly 1 million hectares https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/bolivia-indigenous-communities-local-govts-help-protect-nearly-1-million-hectares/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/bolivia-indigenous-communities-local-govts-help-protect-nearly-1-million-hectares/#respond 06 Feb 2026 15:55:33 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=313833 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/bolivia-indigenous-communities-local-govts-help-protect-nearly-1-million-hectares/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-313833 Turning the Amazon’s toxic gold mine waste liability into economic opportunity (analysis) https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/formalizing-amazon-gold-mining-can-transform-a-toxic-liability-into-an-economic-opportunity-analysis/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/formalizing-amazon-gold-mining-can-transform-a-toxic-liability-into-an-economic-opportunity-analysis/#respond 13 Jan 2026 19:13:58 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=312918 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/formalizing-amazon-gold-mining-can-transform-a-toxic-liability-into-an-economic-opportunity-analysis/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-312918 Silvopasture gains momentum in the Amazon, but can it shrink beef’s footprint? https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/silvopasture-gains-momentum-in-the-amazon-but-can-it-shrink-beefs-footprint/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/silvopasture-gains-momentum-in-the-amazon-but-can-it-shrink-beefs-footprint/#respond 12 Jan 2026 12:26:56 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=312670 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/silvopasture-gains-momentum-in-the-amazon-but-can-it-shrink-beefs-footprint/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-312670 The Amazon in 2026: A challenging year ahead, now off the center stage https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/the-amazon-in-2026-a-challenging-year-ahead-now-off-the-center-stage/ https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/the-amazon-in-2026-a-challenging-year-ahead-now-off-the-center-stage/#respond 22 Dec 2025 14:27:23 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=311879 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/the-amazon-in-2026-a-challenging-year-ahead-now-off-the-center-stage/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-311879 Across Latin America populist regimes challenge nature conservation goals https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/across-latin-america-populist-regimes-challenge-nature-conservation-goals/ https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/across-latin-america-populist-regimes-challenge-nature-conservation-goals/#respond 08 Dec 2025 12:00:54 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=310658 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/across-latin-america-populist-regimes-challenge-nature-conservation-goals/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-310658 Loma Santa marks first Indigenous protected area in the Bolivian Amazon https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/loma-santa-marks-first-indigenous-protected-area-in-the-bolivian-amazon/ https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/loma-santa-marks-first-indigenous-protected-area-in-the-bolivian-amazon/#respond 03 Dec 2025 11:42:00 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=310492 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/loma-santa-marks-first-indigenous-protected-area-in-the-bolivian-amazon/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-310492 Weather disasters are surging in the Amazon. Reporting isn’t. https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/11/weather-disasters-are-surging-in-the-amazon-reporting-isnt/ https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/11/weather-disasters-are-surging-in-the-amazon-reporting-isnt/#respond 24 Nov 2025 10:23:45 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=short-article&p=309987 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/11/weather-disasters-are-surging-in-the-amazon-reporting-isnt/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-309987 The land deal threatening a vital piece of Bolivia’s Chiquitano dry forest https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/the-land-deal-threatening-a-vital-piece-of-bolivias-chiquitano-dry-forest/ https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/the-land-deal-threatening-a-vital-piece-of-bolivias-chiquitano-dry-forest/#respond 20 Nov 2025 15:08:03 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=309784 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/the-land-deal-threatening-a-vital-piece-of-bolivias-chiquitano-dry-forest/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-309784 Top ethnobotanist Mark Plotkin’s COP30 reflections on Amazon conservation (analysis) https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/top-ethnobotanist-mark-plotkins-cop30-reflections-on-amazon-conservation-analysis/ https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/top-ethnobotanist-mark-plotkins-cop30-reflections-on-amazon-conservation-analysis/#respond 17 Nov 2025 21:45:26 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=309585 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/top-ethnobotanist-mark-plotkins-cop30-reflections-on-amazon-conservation-analysis/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-309585 How a ‘green gold rush’ in the Amazon led to dubious carbon deals on Indigenous lands https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/how-a-green-gold-rush-in-the-amazon-led-to-dubious-carbon-deals-on-indigenous-lands/ https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/how-a-green-gold-rush-in-the-amazon-led-to-dubious-carbon-deals-on-indigenous-lands/#respond 11 Nov 2025 19:06:47 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=309280 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/how-a-green-gold-rush-in-the-amazon-led-to-dubious-carbon-deals-on-indigenous-lands/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-309280 Across the Amazon, impunity among politicians remains chronic https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/across-the-amazon-impunity-among-politicians-remains-chronic/ https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/across-the-amazon-impunity-among-politicians-remains-chronic/#respond 07 Nov 2025 09:56:43 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=308702 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/across-the-amazon-impunity-among-politicians-remains-chronic/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-308702 Despite new land title, Bolivia’s Indigenous Tacana II still face invaders https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/despite-new-land-title-bolivias-indigenous-tacana-ii-still-face-invaders/ https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/despite-new-land-title-bolivias-indigenous-tacana-ii-still-face-invaders/#respond 03 Nov 2025 16:03:57 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=308729 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/despite-new-land-title-bolivias-indigenous-tacana-ii-still-face-invaders/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-308729 The rise of anti-corruption prosecutors in the Amazon region https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/the-rise-of-anti-corruption-prosecutors-in-the-amazon-region/ https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/the-rise-of-anti-corruption-prosecutors-in-the-amazon-region/#respond 24 Oct 2025 11:00:05 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=308243 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/the-rise-of-anti-corruption-prosecutors-in-the-amazon-region/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-308243 In the heart of Bolivia, the mountain that financed an empire risks collapsing https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/in-the-heart-of-bolivia-the-mountain-that-financed-an-empire-risks-collapsing/ https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/in-the-heart-of-bolivia-the-mountain-that-financed-an-empire-risks-collapsing/#respond 22 Oct 2025 09:13:49 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=308012 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/in-the-heart-of-bolivia-the-mountain-that-financed-an-empire-risks-collapsing/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-308012