TIPNIS: Chaparina without justice!!

This is an Editorial from El Deber: Chaparina without Justice A year after having happened, it is still present in the collective memory, the brutal repression in Chaparina against hundreds of men, women and children marching in defense of their territory against the construction of a road through the heart of the TIPNIS. In that…

Fire season in Bolivia or simple stupidity?!

It puzzles and infuriates  me when this time of the year comes and our beautiful country fills with smoke of controlled and uncontrolled fires… slush and burn practices continue, systematically damaging our health, our environment… ALL government (national, regional, municipal) fail to take appropriate action! Manuel Filomeno reports for Pagina Siete: In a single day,…

Ecology 101 – Bolivia’s incredible biodiversity

I had the privilege of visiting the Madidi, the Chalalan lodge and walk at 4am in those trails and be enchanted by the wildlife! Hard to reach, remember four hours in a boat after a road trip of over 14 hours, sorting blockades, leaving a powerful 4×4 at the side of the road and on…

Commission supports Chavez and requests to stop query inside the TIPNIS

The TIPNIS struggle for their rights continue and so does CIDOB”s as they try to recover their independence from political influences. CIDOB’s president Adolfo Chavez was elected until 2015 and due to the support he gave to the TIPNIS cause, political influences ‘promoted’ a highly questionable ‘new election’ where someone else appeared appointment at a…