El vínculo entre el avance de la frontera agrícola y el narcotráfico en Bolivia existe, especialmente en regiones donde se cultiva la coca para la producción de cocaína. El cultivo de coca conduce a la deforestación de áreas boscosas y la ocupación de tierras protegidas. Los narcotraficantes establecen plantaciones clandestinas de coca en áreas remotas,…
Category: Beni
Highway without crossing the Tipnis | Carretera sin atravesar el Tipnis
El Diario: Alternative project that unites Trinidad and Cochabamba without going through the Tipnis. Proyecto alternativo que une Trinidad y Cochabamba sin pasar por el Tipnis. Foto: BD Beni projects a highway through the Andean zone without crossing the Tipnis The Beni Governorate approved a departmental decree for the construction of the Trinidad-Cochabamba highway that…
2023 TIPNIS: In peril! – ¡En peligro!
El Deber: Mayors of Tipnis reject the construction of the Villa Tunari – San Ignacio de Moxos highway The resolving vote of the 39th Meeting of Corregidores del Tipnis, held in the community of San José de Angosta on March 8, 9 and 10, had representatives of 53 indigenous communities, representing the 74 existing ones….
The atrocity of mercury in mining – La atrocidad del mercurio en la minería
Mongabay: Struggles loom as Bolivia prepares new plan to clean up its mercury problem by Maxwell Radwin on 9 March 2023 Bolivia’s failure to combat illegal gold mining generated a heated national debate last year. Numerous news sites published investigations into deforestation, pollution and corruption tied to the mining industry, while leading officials in congress and the UN made public…
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