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.

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.

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!

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...

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

The sunrise in the Ñeembucú Wetlands just hits different #nature #beauty #grateful #morning #Paraguay

Feliz Día del Trabajador!

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!

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

Another successful ecoclub this Saturday! Teaching children about nature is so rewarding! #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

We are hiring! There is an exciting new position opening up at our base in Pilar, Paraguay. We are looking to hire a Fundraising Assistant to help support and grow the organisation so we can increase our impact across Paraguay. We can currently only consider Paraguayan or UK nationals for this role

This #Wildlifewedneday meet the Tayra! Essentially a giant weasel, the tayra is an adaptable omnivore found across Paraguay. Though a brief glimpse may suggest a cat, the hopping, weasel-like gait gives his identity away! This individual was photographed spying on the primate team back in 2013!!

🌍🌿 Happy Earth Day! 🌿🌍 The first Earth Day was celebrated back in 1970. 55 years later this celebration of our planet takes place in over 193 countries. Today we celebrate the beauty and wonder of our planet. Every small action counts. Together, we can make a difference. 🌍💚

It's #MonkeyMonday! Today we are looking back in time to photos of Joker. Joker was a little juvenile when these photos were taken back in 2015 at Laguna Blanca. Today he will be around 12 years old and maybe even running the group!! #monkeys #primates #primatesarenotpets #volunteers #research

Happy Easter! ¡Felices Pascuas! Can you spot the White Winged Nightjar eggs in our Easter basket? #wildlife #wildlifeplanet #wildlifeonearth #easter #eastereggs #easterbasket #eastersunday #easterweekend

Today is the Day of Indigenous Americans. There are more than 1000 different indigenous cultures in Central and South America alone. These cultures are varied, rich and each is unique. There are 19 recognised indigenous cultures from 5 languages families today in Paraguay. #DíadelIndígenaAmericano

Do you know much about Paraguay? Paraguay is a landlocked country in the heart of South America. From the Atlantic Forest to the Gran Chaco Paraguay is home to spectacular wildlife. But it's natural habitats are highly threatened by an incredibly high deforestation rate.

Hello everyone! We are finally taking the plunge on Bluesky to share our conservation work in Paraguay!