By Erbol: PANDO: LETTER SENT TO EDMAND LARA Brazil nut producers report land grabs. Photo/screenshot The Association of Rubber and Brazil Nut Producers of Pando (Asprogoalpa) denounced the substitute senator-elect from the Christian Democratic Party (PDC), Humberto Suárez Egüez, for land grabbing in the north of the country and for allegedly encouraging similar actions in…
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Indigenous women with high mercury concentrations | Mujeres indígenas con altas concentraciones de mercurio
By Erbol, El Diario: Nine out of ten, according to a Cedib study A pilot study on mercury exposure and the health status of women from indigenous communities living along the Beni and Madre de Dios river basins in the Amazon revealed that nine out of ten indigenous women of childbearing age show concentrations above…
Natives: the first settlers of the lowlands | Nativos: los primeros pobladores de las tierras bajas
By Beatriz Beby Avalos, El Deber: Diverse ethnicities: Photo of indigenous people, part of the archives of the History Museum Photos: History Museum of Uagrm In pre-Hispanic times, different ethnic groups inhabited the Bolivian lowlands Information about the first indigenous peoples who populated Santa Cruz and the lowlands in general before the arrival of the…
Seven wildfires affect Santa Cruz, Beni, and Cochabamba | Siete incendios forestales afectan Santa Cruz, Beni y Cochabamba
By Carolina Galarza, El Deber: Reference image | Getty Images Minister Ríos reported seven active wildfires in the country this Sunday. He highlighted that in 2025, the affected areas have not exceeded 200,000 hectares, while, on the same date in 2024, the fires consumed between 4 and 5 million hectares. The Minister of Environment and…
From the Bolivian Amazon to the White House | De la Amazonía Boliviana a la Casa Blanca
By EFE, Vision 360: Açaí produced by Tacana Indigenous people in the Bolivian Amazon is sold across from the White House in Washington They affirm that the “trilogy of producers–private company–FAO” has already allowed Bolivian products to be sold in the form of ice cream and smoothies across from the White House. FAO’s deputy representative…
Bolivian cacao in higher demand in Argentina and Europe for its high quality | Cacao boliviano más demandado en Argentina y Europa por su alta calidad
By El Mundo: PRODUCTION. Bolivian cacao is highly valued in the international market for its quality and flavor, with exports concentrated in the Netherlands (37%), followed by Germany (21%) and Argentina (13%). Eighty percent of tree cultivation is concentrated in the department of La Paz. In the local market, it is used in the chocolate industry,…
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