(October 05, 2021) Five technical documents related to the management and sustainable use of vicuña fiber in the Apolobamba National Integrated Management Natural Area (ANMIN Apolobamba) were published in September, helping to strengthen conservation, management and the sustainable use strategy for this species in Bolivia. This is the result of several months of work developed between the Community Association for the Commercialization of Vicuña Fiber in Bolivia (ACOFIV Bolivia), the Ministry of Environment and...

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(October 05, 2021) On September 26th, in the community of Puyo Puyo, municipality of Pelechuco, in the north of the department of La Paz, the 2021 season for the sustainable use of vicuña fiber was officially inaugurated throughout the country. This activity has been carried out since 1998 and generates income from the sale and marketing of the fiber, benefiting 5,500 families from more than 100 vicuña management communities in the departments of La Paz, Oruro, Potosí, Cochabamba and Tarija. National authori...

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