Raul Penaranda writes in Pagina Siete: Flood the Madidi to stay in power There is only limited economic vision that drives the Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera, a drive almost exclusively on extractive tasks to achieve economic growth. His close look, in which (almost) only enter options as drilling gas fields and mining, as well…
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Environmental Sustainability Issues in Bolivia
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…
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…
ALMOST 2.9 MILLION BOLIVIAN PEOPLE LIVE IN HIGH MOUNTAINS
Mirna Echave reports for La Prensa: PEOPLE INHABIT IN TOWNS LOCATED OVER 3,500 METERS [above sea level] ALMOST 2.9 MILLION PEOPLE LIVE IN HIGH MOUNTAIN The Government made a diagnosis on the mountainous area of Bolivia. In Bolivia, 2.9 million people live at locations above 3,500 meters above sea level, according to the Prime Diagnostic…
We will see how serious is this government with oil exploration!
La Prensa reports: OIL EXPLORATION ADVANCES Hydrocarbons Minister, Luis Alberto Sánchez, reported yesterday [02/28/2015] that oil exploration in the country advances, especially in “the Carohuaicho 8A, 8B and eastern areas, which will invest about $278 million, which will give a boost to hydrocarbon exploration in the country”. [The postal stamps shown below, are from the 60s,…
Salt, sand, sky: A Bolivian 4×4 adventure
Sarah Duff, reports for CNN: Salt, sand, sky: A Bolivian 4×4 adventure (CNN) Landlocked Bolivia has much to offer travelers, from the wildlife-rich Amazon rainforest to treks in the Andes mountains. One of its lesser known highlights, however, is a remarkable 4×4 journey through the altiplano (high plains) in Bolivia’s desert southwest, close to…
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