Illegal incursions in the park resulted in the planting of around 40 hectares of rice and coca over what was before pristine Bolivian rain forest. Zaga continues for the true owners of the TIPNIS park. Indigenous group who were forced to burn down those illegal crops. Pressure to damage the environment continues as illegal coca production in the Chapare continues to expand.

http://www.lostiempos.com/diario/actualidad/nacional/20110519/activista-ambiental-cocaleros-siembran-arroz-y-coca_126385_254390.html

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