Indigenous women in Bolivia defy climate change, reforest ancient Kewiña trees

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Indigenous women in Bolivia defy climate change, reforest ancient Kewiña trees

Journalist’s NotesINterview SubjectBetty Durán, 25, is a young kewiña guardian who tends to her villages nurseries as a member of the Chiaraje community in Cocapata, Bolivia. She was born in Cocapata and migrated to Marquina, two hours away, to attend school, but she returned to her village when she became a mother. Since 2022 she has been part of the Warmis Kewiñas – a group of Bolivian indigenous woman working with NGOs to restore the forest, …