{"id":243720,"date":"2025-01-10T12:18:34","date_gmt":"2025-01-10T11:18:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/?p=243720"},"modified":"2025-01-10T17:16:02","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T16:16:02","slug":"tigre-gente-calls-for-support-for-environmental-defender-marcos-uzquiano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/nieuws\/tigre-gente-calls-for-support-for-environmental-defender-marcos-uzquiano\/","title":{"rendered":"Tigre Gente calls for support for environmental defender Marcos Uzquiano"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The team behind the documentary Tigre Gente calls for international attention for the situation of Marcos Uzquiano, a prominent park ranger and head of Protection at the Beni Ecological Station in Bolivia. The environmental defender faces severe reprisals and human rights violations after revealing illegal activities threatening the area\u2019s biodiversity and communities. Tigre Gente calls for International support and urges Bolivia to uphold its obligations under the Escaz\u00fa Agreement<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\">Header photo: A jaguar. \u00a9 Carlos Navarro <\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Environmental defender and park ranger<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>As the former director of Madidi National Park and a dedicated park ranger for over 20 years, Uzquiano has been working tirelessly to protect this biodiverse area from threats such as illegal wildlife trade. According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Press-release-Tigre-Gente_January-2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">press release of Tigre Gente<\/a>, \u2018Marco Uzquiano&#8217;s case is a part of a broader pattern of human and labour rights violations faced by environmental defenders in Bolivia, who have long been subjected to intimidation. (&#8230;) Uzquiano is now facing retaliatory actions from Bolivian authorities, including his unjust dismissal from his position as Chief Protection Officer at the Beni Ecological Station, \u2019 they state.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Protecting the jaguar<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>One of the unique species inhabiting Madidi National Park is the jaguar. For centuries, the jaguar has been revered as a symbol of power and strength by Indigenous peoples and local communities.&nbsp;As a top predator, it also has an important role to play in the wider ecosystem by balancing the food chain and helping to control the populations of other species.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>Unfortunately, the jaguar population across the Americas continues to decline. Their habitat keeps getting smaller because of deforestation and new infrastructure for urban development. This affects their ability to roam around freely, to find prey and to find a mate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tigre Gente<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>To help spread the message on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/project\/operation-jaguar\/\">need to protect jaguars<\/a> and curb illegal wildlife trade to the wider public, as part of Operation Jaguar, IUCN NL supported the production of&nbsp;Tigre Gente, a documentary by filmmaker and National Geographic Explorer Elizabeth Unger that has been featured in international film festivals.&nbsp;Uzquiano has a central role in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tigregente.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">documentary Tigre Gente<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Press-release-Tigre-Gente_January-2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read their press release<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/project\/operation-jaguar\/\">About Operation Jaguar<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"background background-preset-primary\" id=\"block_f2c1206e74abbf1f940078df6da3f70d\">\n             <div class=\"dark custom-padding-top\">\n    \n\n\n<div class=\"smallteam-members__name12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n\t<div id=\"team-members-block_82f1037d61629375b20d4a16bfa1c101\" class=\"team-members team-members-block block\">\n\t\t<span class=\"anchor-id\" id=\"\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"team-members__title\">\n\t\t\t\t<div>More information? 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