Ivette Sierra for Mongabay: Forest fires burned across more than 5 million hectares of Bolivia’s forests and savannas last year. Sources say policy changes that encouraged more burning and clearing for agriculture contributed to the 2019 surge in fire activity. Following a contentious election, Evo Morales resigned the presidency in November. Conservationists say the new…
Year: 2020
Coronavirus Patient Turned Away From Bolivian Hospitals
Aislinn Laing and Danny Ramos report for US News: SANTIAGO (Reuters) – One of two people confirmed to have the coronavirus in Bolivia is being sheltered in a government office after local residents and medical staff blocked her entry to up to four hospitals in a provincial city, local media and government health officials said on…
Bolivia Investigations Target Members of Evo Morales’ MAS Party
Max Radwin reports for InSight Crime: Since Bolivia’s botched elections in October 2019, numerous high-standing politicians and law enforcement officials associated with the Movement to Socialism (Movimiento al Socialismo – MAS) party have fled the country or come under criminal investigation. Here, InSight Crime presents a roundup of prominent MAS figures connected to asylum claims or…
Yes, Bolivia’s 2019 election was problematic. Here’s why.
Irfan Nooruddin reports for The Washington Post: The last 5 percent of the vote count, which favored Morales substantially, is very different from the trendline for the other 95 percent of the count. On Oct. 20, 2019, Bolivia held a presidential election. To win on the first round, the winner had to secure an outright electoral…
Agrobiodiversity in Bolivian gastronomy – Agrobiodiversidad en la gastronomía boliviana
El Dia reports: They promote it in the country Agrobiodiversity in Bolivian gastronomy Eating habits changed in Bolivia and the growing incidence is “fast and junk” food. Bolivian producers and chefs promote agrobiodiversity in national gastronomy, due to its high nutritional value and resilience to climate change, in order to reduce the consumption of junk…
Bolivia sends UNHCR note on Evo Morales’ activity in Argentina
Buenos Aires Times reports: Bolivia will send a note from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees discussing refugees acting against their country of origin to Argentina, in regards to the actions of ex-president Evo Morales. EX-PRESIDENT EVO MORALES HAS BEEN A REFUGEE IN ARGENTINA SINCE DECEMBER 12, WHERE HE OFTEN GIVES STATEMENTS AND ATTENDS…
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