Bob Howard – Assignment, BBC World Service, Yahoo News: The fish that eats piranhas for breakfast Guillermo Otta Parum has been fishing in the Bolivian Amazon his whole life, for more than 50 years. At first, Guillermo was catching native fish, such as the various kinds of catfish which inhabit the river. But then a…
Category: Beni
In search of El Dorado | En busca de El Dorado
David Smith, The Critic: Bolivia’s future could be bright if it forges its own bold path A century ago, a British explorer — adventurer is probably the better word — named Percy Fawcett, pursued the dream of finding that hidden paradise called El Dorado, the gold city of South America that had obsessed plenty before…
An incapable State CANNOT stop illegal mining | Un Estado incapaz NO puede parar la minería ilegal
ANF: Specialists: Joint State-population action is required to stop illegal mining The cooperative members have deputies, senators, representatives in the mining secretariats of the governorates, they impose authorities in Senarecom, in AJAM, in Sergeomin. La Paz, December 22, 2023 (ANF).- To stop illegal mining, particularly gold mining, which has been plundering and appropriating the country’s natural…
Pink dolphins trapped, rescued and relocated | Rescatan y reubican manada de delfines rosados atrapados
Reuters, ABC.net.au: Pod of pink dolphins trapped in Bolivian river rescued and relocated [Watch video} Twenty-four pink dolphins stuck in a shallow section of a Bolivian river have been rescued as part of efforts to preserve the iconic but vulnerable species. Key points: The dolphins, of which 14 were female and 10 were male, were…
They ask for international support for the rights of indigenous peoples | Piden apoyo internacional por derechos de pueblos indígenas
El Diario: The representative for Creemos, María René Álvarez, announced that she had sent eight notes to different United Nations rapporteurs to advocate for the rights of indigenous peoples and to denounce the forest fires that this year totaled 3.3 million hectares burned in national territory. During an interview with the international network CNN, Álvarez…
Loss of biodiversity will cause food crisis | Pérdida de la biodiversidad originará crisis alimentaria
El Diario: Given the delayed reaction to stop fires in the country The loss of thousands of hectares of forest due to devastating fires and uncontrolled logging, in addition to thousands of dead animals and pollution will bring a “complicated food crisis” to the country, which will be reflected in the low production of some…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 