Mongabay: by Nelfi Fernández Reyes on 6 March 2024 | Translated by Hayley Smith Regardless of what satellite images show, inhabitants who have illegally planted crops within the protected area told committee officials that they “take care of Curichi”, because each union member’s rice plots do not exceed three hectares. Behind their crops, a row of trees is…
Month: March 2024
They describe as “tragic” handing in a Ministry to cooperatives | Califican como “trágica” la entrega de un Ministerio al cooperativismo
After the appointment of Alejandro Santos Laura as the new Minister of Mining and Metallurgy was announced, Cecilia Requena, senator for Comunidad Ciudadana (CC), described it as “tragic” that the Government continues to neglect its duty to preserve protected areas, indigenous territories, forests, and natural resources by handing over this government portfolio to the mining…
Alalay becomes navigable again and 28 bird species return after dredging | Alalay vuelve a ser navegable y retornan 28 especies de aves tras el dragado
Los Tiempos Alalay Lagoon, Cochabamba city The Alalay lagoon has become navigable again and is once again home to at least 28 species of water birds, both resident and migratory, as verified today Tuesday by Mayor Manfred Reyes Villa. Alalay, one of the last urban lagoons in the city of Cochabamba, was engulfed in an…
Seven Urgent Liberal Reforms | Siete reformas liberales de urgencia
Antonio Saravia, Brujula DIgital: Today concludes three unforgettable weeks. For most of February, and just as we did last June, we toured several cities in the country talking about liberalism. Once again, we shook up the board and shifted the ideological needle by proposing measures to pull the country out of crisis and decisively set…
Indigenous Bolivian Women Take Up Taekwondo Against Gender-based Violence | Mujeres indígenas bolivianas practican taekwondo contra la violencia de género
By Esther Mamani, AFP, Barron’s: A violent attack by would-be robbers steered Bolivian Lidia Mayta towards the martial art of taekwondo. Three years later, she helps train other Indigenous women to defend themselves against rampant gender-based violence in the South American country. Mayta told AFP she would have died if neighbors had not come out…
Not one more peso of loans | Ni un peso más de préstamo
Fabian Freire, El Diario: “Luchito” is in the most critical moment of his administration, practically nothing is going well for him; to make matters worse, the “natural disasters” and the weather are increasing desperation and crisis in our country. Everyone is against “Luchito” and there is a small sentiment that he will not finish his…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 