One of USAID/Bolivia’s most rewarding project was BOLFOR, it helped realize that our forest is more than mahogany, as more indigenous species were used and the term “sustainable forestry” was first known here. The statistics at that time showed that a hectare and a half of virgin forest were lost to find one mahogany tree,…
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Flooding in Beni, may have caused thousands of fish to die in the Machupo River from lack of oxygen
El Deber reports: BENI Thousands of fish die in the Machupo River from lack of oxygen Experts suspect that the cause of death of the shoal is due to pollution from the remains of dead animals after the floods earlier this year. Dead fish cover an area of 5 kilometers. A committee of the Governorate…
The cycle of high mineral prices are over, analysts say … what will the ruling demagogues say now?!
Lidia Mamani reports for Pagina Siete: NOW THERE IS VOLATILITY, BUT STABILITY IS EXPECTED IN COMING YEARS The cycle of high mineral prices are over, analysts say In the 80s, prices collapsed after years of crisis, since 2005, there was an increase and high peaks. In recent years there have been ups and downs. The…
Bolivia is set to launch franchises to the global market
Luis Escobar reports for Pagina Siete: DEVELOP LOCAL TRADE SURPLUS WITH EXPANSION POTENTIAL Bolivia is set to launch franchises to the global market National companies and products adopt a similar business model corporations which entered the market recently. The country is set to launch the world market franchises or business models for success. About 40…
History 101: The first territorial dismemberment
Luis S. Crespo wrote for El Diario, August 10, 1927 – 1928: The first territorial dismemberment The background In the chronic of June 3, are referred the industrial and diplomatic history of the bases that was drafted in La Paz to celebrate the border treaty with Chile. There we have seen Chile took advantage of the…
Current Bolivian anarchical ochlocracy in power is relentless!
El Dia reports: It obeys to an order from social organizations Deputy Mineral Policy has submitted his irrevocable resignation Eugenio Mendoza, submitted his irrevocable resignation from office, the same in which he held since August 14, 2013. Vice Minister of Mining Policy, Regulation and Enforcement, Eugenio Mendoza, resigned on Tuesday 12, after having declared at…
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