Fresh Plaza reports: Pineapple sales generate more than 20 million dollars in Bolivia Bolivia has earned more than 20 million dollars so far this year from sales of pineapple production, stated the director of the National Fund for Integral Development, Erlan Oropeza. That figure comes from the marketing of this product in the national market,…
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Collective claims six reasons to reject the TIPNIS road
Lorena Rojas reports for Pagina Siete: Collective claims six reasons to reject the TIPNIS road They consider that the Government is trying to implement an unviable development model that will affect the indigenous peoples who live in the park. The civic platform A New Opportunity raised at least six reasons, “of national importance and implication”,…
Bolivia approves controversial highway in Amazon biodiversity hotspot
Dan Collyns reports for The Guardian: Bolivia approves controversial highway in Amazon biodiversity hotspot Major 190-mile road will strip national park and home to thousands of indigenous people of its protected status, making it vulnerable to deforestation. Bolivia has given the go ahead to a controversial highway which would cut through an Amazon biodiversity hotspot…
Indigenous of the TIPNIS declared themselves in alert because of a change in the law
Miguel Melendres reports for El Deber: Indigenous of the TIPNIS declared themselves in alert because of a law Proponents of the TIONIS declare emergency and ask for support. Officials from the Indigenous Territory and Isiboro Sécure National Park (TIPNIS) declared themselves in emergency due to the approval of the Amazon Commission of the Chamber of Deputies, the…
Resilience in Bolivia: Impact evaluation of supporting communities to adapt to changing weather patterns and improve their livelihoods
Oxfam report by Rob Fuller and Jonathan Lain for Reliefweb: Resilience in Bolivia: Impact evaluation of supporting communities to adapt to changing weather patterns and improve their livelihoods This evaluation is presented as part of the Effectiveness Review Series 2015/16, selected for review under the resilience thematic area. This report documents the findings of a…
Rescuing anaconda of more than three meters in Trinidad
El Deber reports: Rescuing anaconda of more than three meters in Trinidad The snake was found in a neighborhood of that city. People wanted to kill it and officials managed to rescue her. The official responsible for the project to support wildlife conservation of the Beni Governorate, Marco Antonio Greminger, reported on Thursday that the…
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