This excerpt, from the Foundation for Sustainable Development has to serve us to sit and reflect over our future: Environmental Sustainability Issues in Bolivia One of the most pressing environmental sustainability concerns in Bolivia is soil erosion from overgrazing and poor cultivation methods, including slash and burn agriculture. Over the past few decades, use of…
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CBN volunteers cleaned Titicaca lakeside
Pagina Siete reports: CBN volunteers cleaned Titicaca lakeside In the framework of Corporate Social Responsibility, volunteers of the Bolivian National Brewery (CBN) conducted the cleaning of the Kohana Bay of Lake Titicaca. The activity was held with the Ministries of Environment and Water, Health, Justice, Culture and Tourism, Education and Foreign Affairs, and several universities…
The History of Potosi, Bolivia
From BoliviaBella.com: The History of Potosi, Bolivia This is a detailed summary of the history of Potosi. You can learn more about Potosi Bolivia by looking up information on points that are of special interest to you. In extreme Southwestern Bolivia there is a city that was once the pearl of the Spanish Crown, the…
Bolivia asks to ALADI compensation from Chile
Jesus Alanoca reports for El Deber: Bolivia asks to ALADI compensation from Chile In less than two months there were customs’ stoppages that caused severe economic damage to the country. A Legislative Committee is planning a trip to the area. Bolivia made a formal complaint to the Latin American Integration Association (ALADI) for the strikes…
400 Bolivian families can now export yarn to France
El Diario reports: EU funded innovative project 400 families export yarn to France A unique project which has European cooperation, seek to open export markets for 3,500 families in five departments that produce camelids. A simple spinning wheel driven by a motor improve the quality and productivity of spinning. A first batch of 400 motor…
Bolivian ruling ochlocracy opens up national parks to oil and gas firms… WTH!?
David Hill reports for The Guardian: Bolivia opens up national parks to oil and gas firms New law permitting hydrocarbons operations in “protected areas” sparks major concerns for people and the environment. The Madidi National Park in north-west Bolivia is one of the most biodiverse places on the planet. One particularly astonishing fact: the park…
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