Ernesto Estremadoiro, El Deber: “They are contaminating us with mercury and destroying our crops,” denounces indigenous leader The testimony corresponds to Jorge Chamaro, secretary of land and territory of the Indigenous Central of the Amazon Region of Bolivia (Cirabo), a region affected by the illegal exploitation of gold The arrest of 13 people accused of…
Category: Beni
While gov seeks support from miners, fails to control mercury pollution – Mientras el gobierno busca el apoyo de los mineros, no logra controlar la contaminación por mercurio
Thomas Graham, Yale School of the Environment: In Bolivia, Mercury Pollution Spreads Amid a Surge in Gold Mining A boom in small-scale gold mining in Bolivia has raised concerns about pollution from mercury used in the mining process. Researchers are citing the health impacts on downstream villages, but the government has yet to act to…
Drug trafficking and illegal logging | Narcotráfico y la tala ilegal
Ivan Paredes, El Deber: The Bolivian Amazon under attack: drug trafficking and illegal logging penetrate the area An investigation shows how gangs dedicated to the extraction of wood operate in the Amazon basin. Bolivia and Ecuador are the most affected by this crime. Behind them are the drug trafficking mafias that use the same routes….
Masista government: procrastinate, lie, does NOT care about Bolivia! | Gobierno masista: dilata, miente, ¡NO le importa Bolivia!
El Deber: Delegation from Santa Cruz, from La Paz, Beni and Tarija withdrew from the Trinidad table; they denounce that everything is a show “From what you see in the press, the matter has already been decided,” denounces Jorge Akamine The technical delegations of Santa Cruz, La Paz, Tarija and Beni decided to leave the…
Masista contempt for our environment – El desprecio masista para nuestro medioambiente
Editorial, Página Siete: Un-protected areas The government of Luis Arce has recently signed a controversial agreement with the Regional Federation of Gold Mining Cooperatives of the North of La Paz (Fecoman), in which both agree to continue the procedures for the exploitation of gold in the protected areas of Madidi, Cotapata and Apolobamba. The agreement…
New subspecies of Puma Jaguarundí (Herpailurus yagouaroundi) or Otter Cougar | Nueva subespecie de Puma Yaguarundí (Herpailurus yagouaroundi) o Puma Nutria
Correo del Sur: STUDY OF A TEACHER AT THE UABJB IN BENI They investigate a new species of Puma in Benian land Marcos Greminger, researcher and professor at the Autonomous University of Beni José Ballivián (UABJB), began an investigation after the appearance in Beni of an apparent new subspecies of Puma Yaguarundí (Herpailurus yagouaroundi) or…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 