This cartoon appeared in El Dia, December 3, 2011. The “intangibility” concept has resulted a headache to the indigenous people of the TIPNIS; who already lost the contracts with the tourism agencies and the controlled logging activities. The coca growers group who support current government, wanted to enter the TIPNIS, so they could expand their…
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TIPNIS latest as of December 4, 2011 – 20:32 PM
El Deber website reported the latest agreement between TIPNIS leaders and the government regarding the regulations for the “short law” and the ‘intangible’ concept: The document was signed approximately at 10:30 AM this Sunday, informed the President of the sub-central Sécure, Fernando Vargas, now the regulation must be endorsed by presidential decree. The Act establishes that…
TIPNIS triggers a winning cartoon!
La Razon’s cartoon won the first national award: A drawing of Al – Azar (Alejandro Salazar), published on July 10 in the section Gallery of Abnormalities of the supplement: Animal Politician, won the first national award in the caricature category of the National Press Association. The image is referred to the conflict unleashed by the…
TIPNIS and current government agreed on the regulations for the “short Law”
La Opinion offers updated information regarding the norms that will enforce the “short law” regarding the road that should not go through the TIPNIS: The Government and the indigenous people who marched against the road that attempted to cut the TIPNIS in half, approved this Sunday the regulation of the TIPNIS short law; after more…
Strong quake rattles Bolivia, close to Trinidad, Tuesday, Nov 22, 2011
Strong quake rattles Bolivia (AFP) – 1 hour ago at 02:48:15 PM at epicenter (Bolivian time) LA PAZ — A strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake rattled Bolivia on Tuesday, but the epicenter was deep underground and there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The US Geographical Survey said the quake’s epicenter was 331.4 miles (533.3 kilometers) underground…
Viable road options instead of going through the TIPNIS
In case it was forgotten, this map was published on Los Tiempos, July 3, 2011. You can read more about these alternatives in the link below: https://bolivianthoughts.wordpress.com/2011/09/04/tipnis-has-six-bolivian-government-alternatives-to-consider/ There is a Law that prohibits ANY road through the TIPNIS, and there are these options… so why the government keeps playing the same old song? Get to…
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