Indigenous people in the Bolivian Amazon fight back against threats to their home | Indígenas de la Amazonía boliviana luchan contra las amenazas a su hogar

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Indigenous people in the Bolivian Amazon fight back against threats to their home

The evil in this remote point of the planet is demonstrated by an extreme appetite for deforestation, which puts Bolivia among the three countries in the world with the greatest loss of its tropical primary forests, reports Global Forest Watch And that too during 2022. World Resources Institute – 386,000 hectares got rid of, a 32 percent increase compared to 2021.

The dark side is also represented by wildfires that arrive just in time to destroy millions of hectares of forest every year; the pollution of Amazonian rivers where hundreds of illegal mining companies operate, whose mercury waste flows into the veins of residents of at least thirty indigenous communities who eat poisoned fish; for drug traffickers who hide their cocaine factories among leafy trees and where they also open secret passageways; From projects that threaten the construction of dams and from the actions of officials who – far from supporting the fight to protect the forest – are merciless against the guardians who share a close relationship with the earth, air and water . They refuse to bow before the dark forces that threaten their holy home.

The Amazon, the world’s largest tropical forest, where Bolivia has a map of 824,000 square kilometers, representing 70 percent of its national territory and 11 percent of the entire continental Amazon basin, does not fear the attacks of what evil Tries to break down the protective shield the natives have inherited from their forefathers.

The power of illegal miners lies in their ability to wield political and economic power, exert pressure on government, and destabilize protected areas. Its strength lies in the support of the communities and the lack of effective criminal action by the state. This disproportionate power has weakened Madidi National Park (La Paz) and threatened the integrity of its protectors, such as indigenous leaders Alex Wilka Limako, Ruth Alipaz Kuqui, and park ranger Marcos Uzquiano.

At the entrance to the Noel Kempff Mercado National Park (Santa Cruz), land encroachment by government-compliant settlers is one of the main concerns, as is a lack of respect for the Amazon that threatens flora, fauna and peace.

In the Isiboro Secure Indigenous Territory and National Park (TIPNIS), between Beni and Cochabamba, Roycer Herbie, an Amazonian indigenous man from the Yuracare ethnic group, often affirms with conviction: sustainable tourism is a solution to fight against the jungle’s enemies.

*Chronicle produced by Revista Nomadas in collaboration with the Amazon Rainforest Journalism Fund in alliance with the Pulitzer Center.

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