Reuters, Syndicated Content, WSAU : LA PAZ (Reuters) – Bolivia’s largest agricultural region, Santa Cruz, is bracing this week against a surprise wave of snow and ice, causing lasting damage to crops and killing cattle in other parts of the country. Vast parts of the region, known for producing sorghum, soybeans and wheat, among other…
Category: Beni
Mining advances in Madidi and puts German donation at risk to preserve it – La minería avanza en el Madidi y pone en riesgo donación alemana para preservarlo
La Brava, El Diario: The miners raid the Tuichi riverbed in search of gold. | Los mineros depredan el lecho del río Tuichi en busca de oro. Foto: Mauricio Aguilar /La Brava Mechanized gold mining is a growing problem that, along with others such as illegal hunting and the inefficiency of Sernap (National Service of…
¿Existe una correlación entre el narcotráfico y el avasallamiento? – Is there a correlation between narcotrafficking and encroachment?
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,…
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…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 