Fundación Para La Tierra
@paralatierra.bsky.social
We are a Paraguayan NGO dedicated to protected fragile Paraguayan habitats through scientific research, community engagement and environmental education.
www.paralatierra.org
www.paralatierra.org
Thank you to everyone who donated to help our 12 partner indigenous schools have Día del Niño parties! The children had the best time & they deserve the chance to be children!
September 6, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Thank you to everyone who donated to help our 12 partner indigenous schools have Día del Niño parties! The children had the best time & they deserve the chance to be children!
Today is #WorldEnvironmentDay! Today we celebrate our interns who help protect Paraguay's natural habitats. The studies carried out by these dedicated students provide vital information to develop real conservation strategies. Join us for an internship, apply today at www.paralatierra.org.
June 5, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Today is #WorldEnvironmentDay! Today we celebrate our interns who help protect Paraguay's natural habitats. The studies carried out by these dedicated students provide vital information to develop real conservation strategies. Join us for an internship, apply today at www.paralatierra.org.
Some people may ask what this has to do with environmental education? Children cannot learn if they are freezing. While this doesn’t solve the problem we hope that it helps ease the bite of winter a little. #winter #children #collaboration
May 31, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Some people may ask what this has to do with environmental education? Children cannot learn if they are freezing. While this doesn’t solve the problem we hope that it helps ease the bite of winter a little. #winter #children #collaboration
So we went to the market in Encarnacion and stocked up on warm hats and gloves. We managed to give out hats and gloves to 100 children across 5 communities - Ka’aguy Poty, Paraíso, Arasa Poty, Y’aka Marangatu and Manduvi’y.
May 31, 2025 at 1:38 PM
So we went to the market in Encarnacion and stocked up on warm hats and gloves. We managed to give out hats and gloves to 100 children across 5 communities - Ka’aguy Poty, Paraíso, Arasa Poty, Y’aka Marangatu and Manduvi’y.
The children in these communities do not have the option of getting the winter clothes out the back of the wardrobe and they really suffer in the cold, wearing the same clothes they do when it’s 40C+, because they have nothing else.
May 31, 2025 at 1:36 PM
The children in these communities do not have the option of getting the winter clothes out the back of the wardrobe and they really suffer in the cold, wearing the same clothes they do when it’s 40C+, because they have nothing else.
This week we were visiting several of our partner Mbya Guaraní schools to carry natural science lessons when the temperature plummeted to around 6C. Winter had arrived.
May 31, 2025 at 1:35 PM
This week we were visiting several of our partner Mbya Guaraní schools to carry natural science lessons when the temperature plummeted to around 6C. Winter had arrived.
This #WildlifeWednesday lets meet one of Paraguay's more rarely encountered creatures, the Marsh Deer. The largest of the Paraguayan deer, it habits wetland areas and flooded grasslands. It can be recognised by its darkened snout and huge ears. Males possess impressive antlers.
May 14, 2025 at 4:40 PM
This #WildlifeWednesday lets meet one of Paraguay's more rarely encountered creatures, the Marsh Deer. The largest of the Paraguayan deer, it habits wetland areas and flooded grasslands. It can be recognised by its darkened snout and huge ears. Males possess impressive antlers.
Our Executive Director Dr Becca Smith has been awarded a 2nd grant from The Rufford Foundation to expand the reforestation project to a second Mbya Guaraní community; support the education with 12 indigenous schools and help us continue monitoring the fauna of the remaining Atlantic Forest!
May 12, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Our Executive Director Dr Becca Smith has been awarded a 2nd grant from The Rufford Foundation to expand the reforestation project to a second Mbya Guaraní community; support the education with 12 indigenous schools and help us continue monitoring the fauna of the remaining Atlantic Forest!
Actions like these makes a real difference in the lives of these children and we are so proud to be able to facilitate this generosity and help make things a little better for the community.
#indigenous #indigenouspride #indigenouspeople #IndigenousRights #children #childrens #generous #helpinghand
#indigenous #indigenouspride #indigenouspeople #IndigenousRights #children #childrens #generous #helpinghand
May 7, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Actions like these makes a real difference in the lives of these children and we are so proud to be able to facilitate this generosity and help make things a little better for the community.
#indigenous #indigenouspride #indigenouspeople #IndigenousRights #children #childrens #generous #helpinghand
#indigenous #indigenouspride #indigenouspeople #IndigenousRights #children #childrens #generous #helpinghand
This week we took the big boxes of clothes up to the community and made sure that everyone received a wooly hat, warm shirt and some gloves to help them through the brutal winter months that are racing rapidly towards us.
May 7, 2025 at 3:39 PM
This week we took the big boxes of clothes up to the community and made sure that everyone received a wooly hat, warm shirt and some gloves to help them through the brutal winter months that are racing rapidly towards us.
We are sending a huge thank you to Brian and Susan Smith, Hannah Weigand and the students of Erie 1 Boces school in Buffalo and the staff and volunteers of Buffalo Zoo for the very generous donations of winter clothes for the children and adults of Mbya Guaraní Indigenous Community Mberu Pirapo'i.
May 7, 2025 at 3:36 PM
We are sending a huge thank you to Brian and Susan Smith, Hannah Weigand and the students of Erie 1 Boces school in Buffalo and the staff and volunteers of Buffalo Zoo for the very generous donations of winter clothes for the children and adults of Mbya Guaraní Indigenous Community Mberu Pirapo'i.
So much rain in the Gran Chaco over the last few weeks! Looking beautiful but not really normal...
May 4, 2025 at 5:37 PM
So much rain in the Gran Chaco over the last few weeks! Looking beautiful but not really normal...
Saturday morning only means one thing at PLT...Ecoclub time!! The children today had a blast learning about different classes of vertebrates.
#learning #ecoclub #Paraguay #education #conservation
#learning #ecoclub #Paraguay #education #conservation
May 3, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Saturday morning only means one thing at PLT...Ecoclub time!! The children today had a blast learning about different classes of vertebrates.
#learning #ecoclub #Paraguay #education #conservation
#learning #ecoclub #Paraguay #education #conservation
Feliz Día del Trabajador!
May 1, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Feliz Día del Trabajador!
Jorge is in charge of our Eco-Leadership for Sustainable Development Program. He’s also leading our research and conservation projects with the endemic Pilar tuco-tuco.
#conservation #heros #Paraguay
#conservation #heros #Paraguay
April 30, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Jorge is in charge of our Eco-Leadership for Sustainable Development Program. He’s also leading our research and conservation projects with the endemic Pilar tuco-tuco.
#conservation #heros #Paraguay
#conservation #heros #Paraguay
He trained in participatory environmental education Mexico and received the 2019 Charles Southwick Conservation Education Commitment Award. In 2023, he participated in the International Visitors’ Leadership Program on Volunteerism and Civic Action.
April 30, 2025 at 3:12 PM
He trained in participatory environmental education Mexico and received the 2019 Charles Southwick Conservation Education Commitment Award. In 2023, he participated in the International Visitors’ Leadership Program on Volunteerism and Civic Action.
Staff intro! Since we are new to Bluesky we'd like to introduce our staff! Jorge Ayala grew up in rural Paraguay & joined Para La Tierra in 2010 as a forest guard. In 2013, he started working with our environmental education programme and co-founded Voces de la Naturaleza in 2015.
April 30, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Staff intro! Since we are new to Bluesky we'd like to introduce our staff! Jorge Ayala grew up in rural Paraguay & joined Para La Tierra in 2010 as a forest guard. In 2013, he started working with our environmental education programme and co-founded Voces de la Naturaleza in 2015.
This Sunday saw a brand new Ecoclub in Guazucua, run by our very own Delia!! This club is the first part of our new project focusing on expanding the programme across Ñeembucú department. Thank you to Santa Maria Education Fund and the Municipality of Guazucua!
April 29, 2025 at 11:21 AM
This Sunday saw a brand new Ecoclub in Guazucua, run by our very own Delia!! This club is the first part of our new project focusing on expanding the programme across Ñeembucú department. Thank you to Santa Maria Education Fund and the Municipality of Guazucua!
Many residents alert us to where the monkeys are, where they've seen them passing, and how many they saw. By learning more about the urban monkeys we are looking to find robust measures that can be implemented to improve human-primate coexistence and create a more protected environment for them.
April 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Many residents alert us to where the monkeys are, where they've seen them passing, and how many they saw. By learning more about the urban monkeys we are looking to find robust measures that can be implemented to improve human-primate coexistence and create a more protected environment for them.
Although it's a sad story, at Para La Tierra we work on studying this species at the ecological, behavioural, and social levels to continue understanding their adaptations to the urban environment.
April 28, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Although it's a sad story, at Para La Tierra we work on studying this species at the ecological, behavioural, and social levels to continue understanding their adaptations to the urban environment.
This #MonkeyMonday let us introduce Captain Morgan. He is the alpha male in the 'Machete' group. Perhaps a somewhat unusual name for a group of monkeys, but it's not by chance. Our alpha is blind in his right eye likely as the result of a machete wound.
April 28, 2025 at 4:07 PM
This #MonkeyMonday let us introduce Captain Morgan. He is the alpha male in the 'Machete' group. Perhaps a somewhat unusual name for a group of monkeys, but it's not by chance. Our alpha is blind in his right eye likely as the result of a machete wound.
Happy World Tapir Day!! Let's show our love and appreciation for Paraguay's biggest mammal!
#widllife #conservation #aguadulce #tapir
#widllife #conservation #aguadulce #tapir
April 27, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Happy World Tapir Day!! Let's show our love and appreciation for Paraguay's biggest mammal!
#widllife #conservation #aguadulce #tapir
#widllife #conservation #aguadulce #tapir
Another successful ecoclub this Saturday! Teaching children about nature is so rewarding!
#learning #education #sharing #nature #Paraguay
#learning #education #sharing #nature #Paraguay
April 26, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Another successful ecoclub this Saturday! Teaching children about nature is so rewarding!
#learning #education #sharing #nature #Paraguay
#learning #education #sharing #nature #Paraguay
#Environmental #education is the most effective way to inspire people to protect #nature. Our flagship education program, Voces de la Naturaleza, is designed to share the value of nature with #Paraguayan youth, changing their attitudes towards the natural environment
#children #learn #conservation
#children #learn #conservation
April 25, 2025 at 11:24 AM
#Environmental #education is the most effective way to inspire people to protect #nature. Our flagship education program, Voces de la Naturaleza, is designed to share the value of nature with #Paraguayan youth, changing their attitudes towards the natural environment
#children #learn #conservation
#children #learn #conservation