A necessary Editorial from El Diario: Indigenous peoples living in the Isiboro Sécure Indigenous Territory and National Park (Tipnis) are concerned that the construction of the San Ignacio de Moxos-Villa Tunari highway continues, including with the construction of bridges; they add that these works seriously harm them and that 65 populations will be affected not…
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UN warns of increased drug trafficking in Bolivia
El Diario reports: The representative of the international organization in our country, Thierry Rostan, asked to strengthen the presence of Bolivian anti-drug forces mainly in Cochabamba and Santa Cruz Representative of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Bolivia, Thierry Rostan, during the press conference held yesterday [01/25/2019] in this city. The…
Division and waste in 13 years of government
El Diario reports: Evaluation of politicians Despite the economic boom in the price of raw materials in the international market, corruption tainted government management and health was the most affected, according to the binomial “Bolivia says No” President Evo Morales, on completing 13 years of continuous government, announced that he will provide a report on…
Tribunal warns about the negative effects of Polygon 7 for the TIPNIS
Los Tiempos reports: The former president of the Constituent Assembly of Ecuador and current member of the Court of Defense of the Rights of Nature, Alberto Acosta, warned from Quito that the Polygon 7, inhabited by colonizing peasants, constitutes a worrisome threat for the indigenous people and for the conservation of the Indigenous Territory and…
Bolivian coca growers despise Mother Nature!
Chapare is the stronghold where evo came to power over 20 years ago, for the last 13 years, he has managed to get absolute control of ALL State powers and deforestation and environmental damage has not only seized both Yungas and Chapare, but has placed in serious jeopardy National Parks like Carrasco, Madidi, TIPNIS, and…
Juliet and friends found for Romeo the lonely water frog
Damian Carrington reports for The Guardian: Five frogs found on Bolivian expedition funded through lonely hearts profile For 10 years, Romeo, the last known Sehuencas water frog on the planet, led a solitary life in a conservation centre in Bolivia. Now scientists have found him a Juliet. The adult female was among five frogs found on…
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