The Amazon Basin, renowned for its rich biodiversity, faces significant challenges at the intersection of economic development and conservation. This dissertation examines the complexities of hydroelectric dam projects in the upper Madera River basin, highlighting the tensions between utilizing hydroelectric potential and preserving the region's cultural and ecological diversity amid competing interests in energy, agriculture, and human settlement...

El bosque Amazónico, hogar de comunidades que dependen de la socio-bioeconomía, enfrenta crecientes amenazas derivadas de actividades destructivas que deterioran los ecosistemas y afectan los medios de vida locales. Estos impactos no solo impulsan la deforestación y degradación, sino que también transforman los paisajes alimentarios, donde convergen saberes tradicionales y contemporáneos, y donde la gastronomía refleja la relación entre cultura, biodiversidad y territorio. Reconocer el valor de estos ecosistemas alimentarios es esencial para integrar innovación y tradición, especialmente ante los desafíos del cambio climático y la pérdida de especies...

Climate Change is an issue that is affecting many countries around the world. Bolivia is very vulnerable to the negative effects of climate change mainly because of its high biodiversity and limited capacity to respond to adverse events. Bolivia has therefore been developing a series of documents related to climate change and education. In 2009, a new educational law was approved...