Great international news for our natural resources and sustainable development!

Countries adopt global guidelines on tenure of land, forests, fisheries Historic international agreement on how tenure and access rights to natural resources key to food production should be handled A female farmer in Uganda. Women face particular hurdles in securing land rights. 11 May 2012, Rome – In a landmark decision the Committee on World Food…

El Mutun’s uncertain development…, May 2012

El Mutun’s future is uncertain, thousand of jobs will continue to be non-existent and the dream of a metallurgy is fading away like a bad mirage. This cartoon is from Los Tiempos, May 9, 2012: Title: “Jindal is looking for a new contract on the Mutun” boy: “dad, is it fair or not that Jindal…

TIPNIS facing “dirty war” lets show our support!!

Current government continues to put pressure against the 9th protest-walk in defense of the TIPNIS, this cartoon is from El Dia, May 10, 2012: Title “how it costs to defend nature…” As you see the TIPNIS’ defenders uphill struggle (literally) while the police is restraining them; right behind them the coca growers with their relentless…

Remember the saying… “as stubborn as a …”?

Bolivia continues to face strikes, blockades and this behavior is chaotic, anarchic and damaging to our economy and daily lives; an excerpt follows of what was published by Pagina Siete: President Evo Morales insisted Thursday the construction of the Villa Tunari-San Ignacio de Moxos road that will cross by the TIPNIS; and that professionals and…

Spain to Bolivia: “have respect to our investments”

Could be diplomatically, could be just Spain, but it reflects how anyone would feel against someone who does not comply with agreements, someone who feels the world “owes” them so much, someone who has very little self-esteem. As reported by Pagina Siete: The Secretary of State for international cooperation and for Latin America of the…

Is this anarchy or what?

Unfortunately and progressively, we have become witnesses of the deterioration of our way of life, Los Tiempos reports: The rescue of three people taken hostage by herders of Mallku Khota is difficult; the villagers want Government authorities and the Bolivian Mining Corporation (Comibol) to be present in the site and also want the rescission of…