AGRECOL TREES: Maria Cristina Male Guardians’ Approach
Since 2021, the María Cristina Center in Cochabamba has planted fruit trees, involving youth with disabilities as guardians, fostering skills and community.
Since 2021, the María Cristina Center in Cochabamba has planted fruit trees, involving youth with disabilities as guardians, fostering skills and community.
In Caramarca Center, 27 elders tend fruit trees planted by Agrecol Trees. Despite cold winters, apple and lemon trees now bear fruit, honoring past guardians and growing self-sufficiency for the community.
Raising awareness of environmental social projects matters — they boost quality of life at both local and global levels. This update on our Agrecol Trees Project broadens the tree guardians’ community and its mission.
Ninety new trees in five different communities of Cochabamba (Bolivia). Have a look at the summary of our 2024 Agrecol Tree Planting Activities.
Implemented by certified communities, Bolivian urban agroecology is a future-proof form of farming that can be scaled up to help achieve local food security and sovereignty in the country.
In the Chiquitanía (Bolivia), rivers, streams and lakes are disappearing because of water depleting and polluting farming practices at the expense of downstream local communities.
In 2018-2019, wildfires destroyed many forested areas of the Chiquitania, Bolivia. Connecting agroecology, forest conservation and restoration, GreenMarked and PROBIOMA-PROBIOTEC set up a plant nursery and started transferring new trees to the wild forest.
Two Bolivian college students tell us their experience in the agroecological farm of Santa Cruz de la Sierra supported by GreenMarked. Can agroecology help Bolivia achieve food security and reforest burned areas?
Two engaging stories about the role of Bolivian agroecology in promoting sustainable development among the young generations.
Our Agrecol Trees project in Bolivia is also a place for sharing authentic environmental stories. Read the story of Nelly: a farming community leader, a true land guardian and climate crisis fighter.