Wwfolio Bolivia

Informative publication regarding WWF’s work in Bolivia 3rd Edition – September 2005 © WWF / Eduardo RUIZ © WWF / Eduardo © WWF / Steffen REICHLE © WWF / Steffen © WWF / Steffen REICHLE © WWF / Steffen © WWF / Gustavo YBARRA

Publication printed in 100% recycled paper Editorial album), remodeling classrooms through simple, strategic changes in their physical structure, enabling them to highlight the region’s natural richness, as well as the participatory development of a wetland educational curricula, all these the most important educational efforts carried out by any NGO in the region.

These efforts have been fully coordinated with municipal, regional and national educational authorities and have resulted in a very rewarding result - the official acceptance of the wetland curriculum on behalf of the Ministry of Education. The curriculum, prepared based on an agreement with PROCESO Ð Educational Services and the Noel Kempff Museum’s Friends Foundation was presented to the Ministry under the educational reform framework.

Such an important achievement, far from culminating WWF’s educational efforts in the region, opens up the opportunity of consolidating and expanding an effort, that to be truly successful and effective, requires continuity and permanency considering that education is a long-term process, yet the best way © WWF / Juan Carlos VACA to ensure changes in attitude and favorable practices towards the environment and sustainable Pantanal development. We would like to thank all of those Since the beginning of WWF Bolivia’s Pantanal individuals Ð both within WWF and others Ð who Wetlands Program in 1997, significant efforts have been have contributed to such a significant achievement! Education: dedicated to environmental education. These have The next edition of WWFolio will continue to provide long lasting ranged from, for example, training of environmental further details on this initiative. promoters, implementation of educational achievements methodologies such as Audubon Schoolyard Ecology Adolfo Moreno Initiative, andÊedition of important teaching guides, Conservation Director to a wide array of activities that have included supporting events (theater, puppet shows, radio), production of educational materials (stories, coloring books, informative notebooks, collectible sticker

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Tri-national synergy regarding conservation efforts for the Pantanal In June and September participants from the tri- national Pantanal Program met in Corumbá and PERU Sao Paulo respectively. This is a joint initiative between WWF, Friends of the Earth and IUCN, BRASIL in Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay, with funding from DGIS. BOLIVIA The objective of the meetings was to coordinate, share results and lessons learned, as well as apply a new pilot monitoring and evaluation system (QMS, Quality Management System), and to advance in the design of a possible new phase PARAGUAY for the Project in the Pantanal; follow up on this CHILE is scheduled for November of this year.

International initiative to conserve the wetland system of the Paraguay- Paraná Corridor URUGUAY Three years after a workshop held on the Paraguay River committing to the construction of common traits for basic agreements that would uphold the ARGENTINA conformation of the “Biological, Social and Economic Wetland System of the Paraguay and Parana Rivers”, the first official workshop was held in August of 2005 in Poconé, Mato Grosso, Brazil, specific to formalizing the initiative with the participation of over 20 representatives from the national and regional governments of the countries and regions involved, © WWF / Barbián Comunicación social stakeholders and NGOs, including WWF live directly or indirectly from the services provided Bolivia. by this incredible wetland, such as water, food, work and health. It is also the largest freshwater reserve Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina and Uruguay and one of the largest fishing grounds in the continent, participated in the initiative with the idea of creating with incredible biodiversity as well. an international system of integration and cooperation that would define a set of minimum actions for the As part of the commitments assumed at the closing sustainable development and protection of the of the meeting is an analysis of the initiative on Paraguay-Paraná Corridor, as well as tools that help behalf of the different governmental entities in each the region’s development as a basic foundation for country, as well as considering the establishment of its conservation and management. a working group following the environmental strategic guidelines of the entire Corridor so that, once agreed The Paraguay-Paraná Wetlands System makes up upon and approved by the governmental branches the world’s largest wetland. Born in the watershed of each country, these can be accepted as the basis The Paraguay-Paraná wetland of the Upper Paraguay in Brazil and Bolivia and for the elaboration of inter-governmental policies for system, scenario of one of the largest fisheries in the continent. ending in Uruguay, it is home to 20 million inhabitants, intervention. including river communities, farmers and others that © WWF / Steffen REICHLE © WWF / Steffen

WWFOLIO • PANTANAL Bolivia bets on conservation and management of its natural resources.

Participation of Bolivia in the conformation © WWF / Heidy RESNIKOWSKI of the Paraguay-Paraná Corridor System Interview with Ricardo Saucedo, ¥ Protection and conservation of the areas that share a Departmental Director for Natural Resources, border and in which illegal activities, such as trafficking Prefecture of the Department of Santa Cruz of timber, wildlife, invasion of parks, and others, occur.

Is Bolivia a formal part of the joint process regarding a ¥ Coordination of development visions, such as the case management agenda for the Paraguay-Paraná Corridor between Bolivia and Brazil in relation to the Development System? Frontier Corumbá - Puerto Suárez / Puerto Quijarro: bi- Yes it is. Due to organizational reasons it was not possible national actions leaning towards protecting the wetland during the meeting in August to have an official delegation system. from Bolivia. In my position as representative of the Prefecture of Santa Cruz, and considering that these are issues under ¥ Taking advantage of joint visions for the optimization of our jurisdiction, I acted as departmental and national resources and public investment regarding the planning representative. of mitigation measures related to development activities, measures that are already being carried out in other What is the benefit for Bolivia in forming part of this initiative? countries. This type of initiative helps us to optimize efforts and to work How does the agenda for the Paraguay-Paraná Corridor together on joint activities that aim to preserve the Paraguay- System fit in with other initiatives being carried out by the Paraná Corridor. Bolivia has made an important investment Prefecture of the Department of Santa Cruz? and has pursued the conservation and management of its natural resources through its national system of protected We have already made partial progress regarding the areas, two of which, under the jurisdiction of Santa Cruz, are integration processes with Brazil. If Santa Cruz, as a located in the Bolivian portion of the del Paraguay-Paraná department, is informed of activities being carried out by other System: the protected areas of Otuquis and San Matías, both countries, then we can benefit from these and vice versa. within the Pantanal eco-region. These activities are definitely useful and important for issues regarding a departmental vision. We have clearly identified three beneficial actions to work together on with the member countries of the initiative:

PANTANAL • WWFOLIO to workonfive basicactivities: of thecommunitiesthemselves, wehavedecided In termsofnaturalresources, andalsoattherequest strengthening ofcommunity organizations. components: naturalresource managementand with WWF, beganwiththedevelopmentoftwo for Man, Agriculture andEcology),incollaboration resources. Duringthelastquarter, IPHAE(Institute the areainactivitiesofmanagementnatural suggested workingwithnineofthecommunitiesin 2005, heldwiththe14communitiesofReserve, development intheareaofIténezReservefor planning foractivitiesregardingsustainable The participatoryworkshopsforconsensusand with supportfromWWF IPHAE initiatesactivitiesintheIténez Amazonian level. well asdifficultiesandcoordinationatthePan- discussed progressmadeintheeco-regions,as the NetherlandsandUnitedKingdom Bolivia, Brazil,Peru,Colombia,UnitedStates, respectively) metinLima.Representativesfrom Flooded Forestseco-regions(SWA and ARFF for WWF’s Southwest Amazon and Amazon River From April 19thto23th,theSteeringCommittees Steering Committee Meeting oftheSouthwestAmazon Amazon Forests WWFOLIO •FORESTS & AMAZON

© WWF / Gustavo YBARRA ¥ Development and management of tree nurseries concluded in 2004, consisted in collecting data on and vegetable gardens using bio-intensive the municipality from the field and revision of cultivation systems bibliography. This year progress is being made on ¥ Breeding and management of small farm animals the second phase, which includes the validation of ¥ Diversification of agriculture data and obtaining biological data in the hopes of ¥ Recovery of degraded areas concluding the PMOT, so that it can serve as a ¥ Improvement of pastures and diversification of planning tool for the municipality under a sustainable family fruit orchards. framework.

Through these activities it is expected that a great WWF supported the development of workshops in productivity will be obtained, as well as the Baures and Magdalena considering that this needs performance of areas that were prepared for farming to be a fully participatory process needing the and animal husbandry will be prolonged, and in this attendance of community members and authorities. way, reduce the need to expand this type of activities If land use planning includes considerations beyond that would make necessary the clearing of new, those of only productive and development aspects, primary forests. In addition, through these efforts it can constitute a fundamental strategy for the also contribute to land use planning in the area. planning and sustainable use of natural resources. PMOT: towards planning under a sustainable framework.

Training sessions are foreseen aimed at the strengthening of community organizations regarding their obligations and rights, Bolivian legislation, leadership, among others.

Through these trainings, IPHAE and WWF aim to strengthen community leaders so that they can duplicate the experience in other communities, while at the same time supporting efforts in their own communities sharing knowledge in the management of natural resources and capacity building. Land use planning for two municipalities in Beni Focusing on finalizing the Municipal Plan on Land Use Regulation (PMOT) for the Municipality of Magdalena and beginning this task in the Municipality of Baures, the consulting firm COBODES (Bolivian Consulting Firm for Sustainable Development), in collaboration with WWF, signed an agreement with these municipalities and with the Unit for Land Use Planning of the Prefecture of Beni to carry this out. © WWF / Gustavo YBARRA The first phase of the PMOT for Magdalena,

FORESTS & AMAZON • WWFOLIO Fish management in the Iténez River Aiming to improve the fishing practices, FaunAgua, in collaboration with WWF, is implementing the project entitled “Sustainable Harvesting and Management of the Hydro-biological and Fish Resources of the Iténez River Watershed (Santa Cruz and Beni)”.

The abovementioned watershed is characterized by diverse and abundant fish resources that are an important food source for the local population and the main reason why the communities should actively participate in the administration and management of these resources. The implementation of this work becomes more interesting and important because, based on our prior efforts, we know that the fishing RUIZ © WWF / Eduardo problem in the area is complex and requires constant adjustments to the method. On the other hand, the A meeting of tri-national interest: Bolivian policies regarding fishing management have not been the most correct. This is due primarily to Project “Forest and Life, Integral a weak legal framework, the reason why it has been Vision for Development in the necessary to be creative when trying to define the different roles of the various actors involved. The Amazon” Abundant fish resources feed the rich work experiences in the area can be taken A meeting between municipal authorities and inhabitants of the Iténez. advantage of when drafting proposals regarding representatives from NGOs heading up the Project fishing norms. With this in mind, the Ministry of “Forest and Life, Integral Vision for Development in Agriculture has already been approached in April by the Amazon” (previously known as “Conservation representatives from FaunAgua, WWF, fishermen and Sustainable Development in the Region of from the Pantanal and Iténez. Madre de Dios, Acre and Pando”) was held in the Municipal Government offices in Cobija, Pando.

The objective of the meeting was to present the Project in the tri-national region, which emphasis is on Pando, to the municipal actors through their associations, AMDEPANDO (Association of Municipalities of Pando, Bolivia), CONDIAC (Inter- municipal Development Consortium for the Upper Acre River and Capixaba, Brazil) and AMFROMAD (Association of Border Municipalities of Madre de Dios, Peru).

Below are some of the points of view expressed by some of the participants. © WWF / Gustavo YBARRA

WWFOLIO • FORESTS & AMAZON Regarding the environment, we are also delayed; we do not have clear norms for our municipality. However, we have noted that in the last few years people are more aware of the damage that is occurring in terms of deforestation, fires, climate change, etc. We are sure that we can work on projects that facilitate the necessary mechanisms to generate policies for conservation. Working on a long term Project could be our opportunity.

En recuadro: WWFolio Bolivia also collected the perception of the Association of

© WWF / Eduardo RUIZ © WWF / Eduardo Municipalities of Pando (AMDEPANDO), which reaffirms their role under the framework of A long-term Project can be our sustainable development for the region. Below opportunity are extracts of the interview held. Interview with Luis Flores, President of the City Council of Cobija AMDEPANDO has the capacity to become Do you see any possibility of synergy or strengthening in actively involved relation to the Project Forest and Life and the municipal Rodrigo Puerta, Executive Director, capacities towards the objectives and expected results for AMDEPANDO this project? Without a doubt it is the municipal capacities that can move How does the Project Forest and Life fit in with the strategic forward a Project of this nature. Perhaps what is lacking is outline of AMDEPANDO? further technical and scientific training. The environment is AMDEPANDO has four strategic lines of work, three of which of interest to all of us, and the Amazonian countries involved coincide with the objectives of the Project Forest and Life. in this issue should participate in such a way so as to be What’s more, our strategic objective coincides with the more conscious and have a greater capacity of leadership Project’s strategic objective. in the region’s sustainable development. Furthermore, we complement each other on the second How does the Municipality of Cobija perceive the possibility strategic line of work which is “strengthening the municipality”, of assuming a leadership role within this process aiming to because while talking about land use plans we are also work in a second phase of the Project Forest and Life? talking about the strengthening of our capacity as a The Municipality of Cobija plays an important role in the municipality to govern, which is expressed in terms of its development of Cobija as the capital of Pando but, however, capacity to plan. Our third strategic line responds to “training, we have to accept a lack of leadership regarding this issue. development and research”. This is also coinciding with the For example, we have not been able to satisfy expectations Project because the experience obtained will serve as an in terms of development of basic services. Cobija does not information and research medium and thus also a basic yet have all of the basic services and this delay does not input that can be used further on. Our fourth strategic line allow us to assume the responsibility of economic is “orient and move forward all of the initiatives that are development as indicated by the Law of Municipalities. We related to the sustainable development of the Amazon region”, have to respond to so many needs and demands making fitting in perfectly with the Project’s strategic goal: “Contribute the available resources insufficient. to poverty alleviation and biodiversity conservation, through

FORESTS & AMAZON • WWFOLIO the strengthening of a regional development identity based on the sustainable use of the forest”. Additionally, this line goes hand in hand with the need to promote efforts that go towards improving the “sustainable local economic development” that, in agreement with the economy of the Department, is based on the Brazil nut. All of this is in line with AMDEPANDO’s main objective of improving the quality of life of the inhabitants of Pando.

Do you consider that the municipalities, through AMDEPANDO, are in conditions to contribute with their capacities to the development of a proposal for a second phase of the Project? © WWF / Eduardo RUIZ © WWF / Eduardo Our commitment comes from an institutional analysis carried out at the level of the technical team and board of directors. In 2004 AMDEPANDO grew quite rapidly. We have more staff A day in Bay Lake, Pando - Bolivia both in the area of municipal management Ð specifically five people that directly assist three municipalities Ð as well as in the area of planning Ð three people designing a simplified Cobija offers a one day tourist attraction methodological guide for municipal development plans in the consisting of a day trip through a portion of the municipalities with a low population density in the Bolivian exuberant Manuripi Amazon Wildlife Reserve Amazon. These two teams are complementary and allow us and arriving at Bay Lake. Below is a description to have the institutional capacity to take on other issues, such from the point of view of a first time visitor to as the support in the development of a proposal for a second the area. phase of the Project Forest and Life. In August, WWF Bolivia technical staff, accompanied Of course we also have technical limitations. The Association by an external consultant from Foundations of has become stronger but still needs specialized staff. The Success and a park guard as a guide, visited one idea is that each of the Consortium members of the Project of the most picturesque landscapes: the Manuripi Forest and Life Ð CARE, CI, SNV, TBI, TNC and WWF - with their different specialized backgrounds, can support the Reserve. Located in the southwestern portion of the development of other areas. Department of Pando, between the Manuripi and Madre de Dios rivers, Manuripi encompasses 747,000 ha of Amazon forest and hundreds of AMDEPANDO longing for species of flora and fauna. sustainable development in the Amazon region. The starting point for the trip was San Silvestre, also a control post for SERNAP (National Service for Protected Areas), and located on the Reserve’s limit at the edge of the Manuripi River and along the road that heads towards El Chivé. The trip provided a unique opportunity to see the Reserve’s natural beauty with its typical Amazon forest including the millenary Brazil nut tree and the rich variety of fish. Upon arrival in San Silvestre, the vehicle had to be crossed through the Manuripi River on a flat-bottomed

WWFOLIO • FORESTS & AMAZON The beautiful scenery of the Manuripi Reserve.

further 10 km down the road, till the community of Curichón, the starting point of the three hour hike © WWF / Eduardo RUIZ © WWF / Eduardo through the Reserve, to finally arrive at Bay Lake. the rainy season has not yet begun. This meant Walking along the trail is an excellent opportunity to that at times it was necessary to get out of the boat observe various tree species such as almendro and push it through very low areas, almost to the (Bertholletia excelsa), almendrillo (Dipteryx sp.), mouth of the Manuripi River, which is navigable year cedro (Cedrela odorata), mapajo (Ceiba pentandra), round. The tranquility emanating from the scenery jatata (Geonoma deversa) and others. The terrain during the boat ride is quite comforting. Along the is almost flan with a few streams that emerge from course of the river there are quite a few Brazil nut small rivers or swamp, home to a great variety of harvesting areas and also beaches which serve as flora, such as fern (Acrostichum danaeifolium, nesting sites for river turtles and numerous water Adiantum sp., Azolla sp., Salvinia sp., Ceratopteris fowl. pteridioides), pachiuvilla (Socratea exorrhiza), orquids (Catasetum sp.) and others, as well as animals like In San Silvestre it is also possible to have a delicious the saddle-back tamarin (Saguinus fuscicollis), ocelot fried fish (surubí) meal before returning to Cobija. (Leopardus pardalis), brown agouti (Dasyprocta The trip is well worthwhile and very relaxing; the © WWF / Eduardo RUIZ © WWF / Eduardo variegata) and others. The loud enthusiasm with perfect Sunday trip before going back to the weekly which the walk was initiated, contemplating the office routine! beauty of the forest while walking, was temporary, and soon the objective became that of arriving as Contract signed between INPA and soon as possible to Bay Lake. Momené Eventually the trail opened up to a road and a The community of Momené, located in the beautiful landscape of water, vegetation and sky Municipality of El Puente, Province of Guarayos, showed. The lake’s crystalline waters allow to see signed a year long contract with the company INPA all the way to the bottom and are perfect for observing Parket Ltda. This contract represents the first sale the colorful variety of fish and giant water lily of community timber harvested from a well managed (Eichhornia azurea, Eichhornia crassipes, Eichhornia forest. heterosperma) which gently glide with the movement of the water. The buyer, INPA, is quite satisfied after closing negotiations for two reasons. First, because of the Towards late afternoon it was time to return, which quality of the wood and secondly, it is contributing can be done by boat along the river towards San to the strengthening of the community’s economy Silvestre. The level of water was quite low due to through the generation of employment opportunities the lack of rains, yet not surprising considering that for the Momené.

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O E The sale is for wooden boards of the following San Martín species: Paquió (Hymenaea courbaril), tarara amarilla La Estrella (Centrolobium microchaete), tajibo amarillo (Tabebuia S serratifolia), cabeza de mono (Apeiba Santa Rosa de Roca membranaceae) and picana negra (Cordia CONCEPCIÓN trichotoma), and will go to INPA’s sawmill in SAN JAVIER SAN INGNACIO Concepción. The modality of the contract is annual DE VELASCO and covers a harvest area of 400 ha with the © WWF / Barbián Comunicación possibility of a long term business partnership. Los Troncos The workshop trained seven members of CIBAPA, The President of the Central Office for the Momené a forestry technician responsible for field work and Community, Mario Yrayigra, expressed satisfaction two workers hired locally. The methodology used regarding the transaction and recognized “the was that of “on the job training” with small groups finalization of this activity is a result of a process of participants hoping that this way the knowledge supported by WWF”. of daily forestry activities is internalized.

CIBAPA targets low impact forest Additionally, the course included information on, but harvesting not limited to, the following: ¥ How to use harvesting maps The development of general forestry management plans and the annual operating plans are the first ¥ Application of forestry practices prior to the felling step to carry out forestry operations towards of trees sustainability. Thus, one of the approaches of WWF ¥ Basic mechanics for chainsaw and sharpening Bolivia’s forest project is to strengthen the capacities of chain of local groups in community forestry management ¥ Forestry safety. through practical exercise in low impact forest harvesting. Under WWF Bolivia’s framework of support for As part of this process, the Bajo Paraguá Indigenous community forestry operations, each edition of Community (CIBAPA) carried out an intensive course WWFolio will provide information on these on forestry management and low impact forestry operations one by one. In this edition we will harvesting with emphasis on directional felling, cross begin with CIBAPA. cut sawing, and skidding, aiming to maximize the production and minimize damage to the forest.

WWFOLIO • FORESTS & AMAZON Roads and Timber offer accessing the area during 2005

Entering the forestry management The objective of the following table areas AAA/2000-1 and AAA/2000- is to give an idea of the dimension 2 is by land through a main of the forestry harvesting in highway joining the city of Santa CIBAPA, providing information on Cruz with Concepción and Santa species and volumes: CIBAPA forestry activity Rosa de la Roca, covering a 1. Community of Florida, 1,251 ha CIBAPA is the representative organization for the distance of 360 km. Heading north Annual Forestry Plan 2002 communities of Porvenir, Piso Firme, Cachuela, from Santa Rosa de la Roca and AAA/2000-1 Authorization CITE-E-ITE-011- Florida and Bella Vista, located in the Department roughly 200 km, is community of Florida, where the forestry activity 2002 of Santa Cruz, to the north in the Velasco Province. is concentrated. 2. Community of Florida, 1.702 ha It is also an Indigenous Communal Land (TCO) Annual Forestry Plan 2001 made up of indigenous communities mainly from AAA/2000-2 Authorization AUTO-ITE-016-2001 the chiquitano group and to a lesser extent by the guarayo and guarasu’wé.

AAA-2000-1 AAA-2000-2 Volume Common & Scientific Name As of 2000, CIBAPA began negotiations towards Vol M3 Vol M3 Offered forestry development for its land. Through Resolution Cuta del Bajo Paragua (Apuleia leiocarpa) 1,024.0 667.7 1,417.9 N¼ 137/2001, the Forest Superintendence approves Azucaro (Spondias mombin) 88.8 60.2 149.0 Bibosi (Ficus sp.) 28.2 45.2 73.3 the Forestry Management Plan for timber products Cambara (Erisma uncinatum) 1,764.1 8,365.7 9,212.8 for an area covering 90,758 ha of which 90,169 ha Cambara macho (Qualea paraensis) 83.5 662.2 708.9 Canelon (Aniba aff. Guianensis) 37.7 37.7 belong to a production area under a 30 year cutting Cedro (Cedrela fissilis) 42.3 12.1 cycle. Guitarrero (Didymopanax morototoni) 136.0 76.0 212.0 Jichituriqui (Aspidosperma macrocarpon) 121.3 103.8 185.2 Mapajo (Ceiba samauma y petandra) 68.3 68.3 In 2004 operational activities begin through the Mururé (Brosimun acutifolium) 62.5 175.5 238.0 Timber Productive Unit, whose main objective is to Paquió (Hymenaea courbaril) 388.9 235.5 353.6 Roble (Amburana cearencis) 68.9 96.3 84.4 promote the community development through Serebo (Schizolobium amazonicum) 48.1 48.1 sustainable forestry management in the TCO, Tajibo amarillo (Tabebuia sp.) 142.7 27.9 130.8 achieving the partial harvesting of areas AAA-2000- Verdolago (Terminalia oblonga) 221.8 293.0 445.8 Yesquero negro (Cariniana estrellensis) 245.0 139.1 353.2 1 and AAA-2000-2, with technical and financial Totales 13,731.1 support from the Friends of Nature Foundation (FAN) and the Protection and Sustainable Use of the Environment Foundation (PUMA), the latter also supporting the acquisition and functioning of a sawmill.

At the end of the same year, WWF carried out an evaluation of CIBAPA’s forestry management operations using a diagnostic tool known as Stepwise Approach to Certification, which allows identifying the current situation of a forestry operation and proposing an action plan. This approach is a technical assistance tool for forestry operations interested in achieving responsible forestry management and certification. © INPA / William PARIONA © INPA

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Natural history museums supporting “Biodiversity in Bolivia” Exhibiting more than 30 color photographs, three museums joined efforts to exhibit Bolivia’s biodiversity. Specifically the American Museum of New York, the Noel Kempff Mercado Museum of Santa Cruz and the National Museum of La Paz, the latter two both in Bolivia, supported the initiative. The exhibits have been on permanent display in Bolivia since April of this year.

The photographs for the exhibit were taken by renowned photographers, among them Willy Kenning, a self-taught photographer, pilot and author of eight books on Bolivia, Hermes Justiniano, who has worked for over fifteen years as a conservation photographer in Bolivia’s protected areas; Peter McFarren, photographer, movie producer and author of numerous books on Bolivia; Steffen Reichle, biologist and photographer, among others. The photographers show, through their art, Bolivia’s rich flora and fauna as well as the harmonious interaction that is possible between man and nature. Bolivia is among one of 15 richest countries in biodiversity

© Hermes JUSTINIANO and 16% of its territory is protected areas. The initiative is made possible thanks to support from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, as well as from WWF Bolivia for exhibits in Santa Cruz and La Paz. Three years of “Science in Our Hands” National science and ecology © REMA congress for primary and secondary students 19 municipalities in Bolivia and convened under the A child collecting data. The Congress “Science in Our Hands” began in challenge of “Knowledge for conservation”. For the November 2003 as a participatory opportunity to third consecutive year students and teachers had build a conservation message and awareness the opportunity to research and share their knowledge regarding our natural environment. No less than during an entire week dedicated pretty much to 300 individuals participated in the event, among science. them children, teenagers and young adults, from nine municipalities of the Department of Santa Cruz, The event was supported by WWF, the Departmental sharing knowledge obtained through the process of Educational Service, Avina and Audubon, as well Schoolyard Ecology. as many other organizations, including individual volunteers. Confident that “Science in Our Hands” In August of 2004 a second version of the event will consolidate itself as a yearly event, we are sure was developed with even more participants attending that upcoming events will have even more and taking on a national perspective, in which five organizations joining in on the effort. departments were invited. A total of 800 individuals participated. On both occasions paintings were done by children inspired by the themes “Colors of Nature” and “Know the place where you live”.

The attendance and the expectations achieved in both events provided the foundation for a third event, which was carried out in August 2005 in Santa Cruz with the participation of students and teachers from

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