A leader who elevated the voice of the women of Isoseña
“Women are essential pillars in indigenous communities and peoples, playing a crucial role in the preservation and transmission of traditional knowledge and practices.” (UN). International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples / August 9 – Tribute to leader Felicia Barrientos Cuéllar – Leader Felicia Barrientos Cuéllar, originally from the Territory […]
Proud for Bolivia to receive the International Park Ranger Award
Park Ranger: International Recognition for the Noble and Difficult Work of Protecting Protected Areas. Bolivia won an “INTERNATIONAL PARK RANGER AWARD” for the renowned work of Park Ranger Technician Jorge Banegas Franco, in recognition of his 23-year career safeguarding the Kaa-Iya del Gran Chaco National Park and Integrated Management Natural Area. A great […]
ICCA promotes cultural and organizational strengthening as a basis for the protection of “Territories of Life”
The ICCA Consortium Assembly brings together leading Indigenous actors who defend their territories, men and women with a history of fighting to conserve natural resources in Bolivia. These are “Territories of Life” that conserve biological diversity and sacred sites protected and governed by Indigenous peoples and local communities, as they are their source of life.