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Entries for October 2015

WCS recognition in the Bolivian National Day of Protected Areas

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WCS recognition in the Bolivian National Day of Protected Areas
(October 05, 2015) As every year, the Ministry of Environment and Water and the National Protected Areas Service (SERNAP) held the National Day of Protected Areas on September 4th, to emphasize its importance for the conservation of biodiversity and the development of the country. On that occasion, the Vice minister of Environment, Biodiversity, Climate Change and Forestry Development delivered the recognition to WCS to Lilian Painter, Director in Bolivia, for the continued efforts to strengthening protected areas...

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Culture and Biodiversity: MUSEF gives a recognition to WCS

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Culture and Biodiversity: MUSEF gives a recognition to WCS
(October 05, 2015) It has been an honor to receive the recognition of the National Museum of Ethnography and Folklore (MUSEF) for our contribution to science and technology related to feathered art. This award was presented during the XXIX Annual Meeting of Ethnology (RAE). The Rebellion of the Objects. Feather Art, held between 17 and 21 August. Our relationship with MUSEF began last year with a photographic exhibition on biodiversity in northern La Paz, opened in the Long Night of Museums, May 17th 2014, which h...

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Conservation and Indigenous Peoples

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Conservation and Indigenous Peoples
(October 05, 2015) Conservation and Indigenous Peoples, by Lilian Painter, Country Director for the Bolivia Programa at WCSOn August 9 we will recognize the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. This year the focus is on health and wellbeing. That topic engages me particularly as a conservationist working in the Amazon. The Wildlife Conservation Society’s northwest Bolivia program has shown that the interests of indigenous peoples and conservation are not only compatible but also depende...

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