ANF reports in El Deber: Jubileo sees that energy will not generate jobs The institution said that in the 2016 PGE [General State Budget], there are fewer resources for agriculture, industry and tourism. The Jubileo Foundation warns that the new commitment of the Government to allocate 22.7% of the 2016 General State Budget (PGE) for…
Category: Environment
Bolivia Madidi park is a butterfly paradise
Fox News reports: Bolivia park is a butterfly paradise Scientists on an expedition in Bolivia have identified more than 1,000 varieties of butterflies living in Madidi National Park, a New Jersey-sized protected area considered to be the most biodiverse in the world. . . . . . http://www.foxnews.com/science/slideshow/2016/03/17/bolivia-park-is-butterfly-paradise.html#/slide/-nbsp- I considered myself fortunate to have had…
Mystery after over a tonne of dead fish wash up on shores of Bolivian lake
Reuters reports for The Telegraph: Mystery after over a tonne of dead fish wash up on shores of Bolivian lake Thousands of small sardine-like fish have been found dead in lake Allay, but no one is completely sure what caused oxygen levels in the lake to drop so dramatically. Thousands of dead fish have washed…
Brazilian Comptroller would investigate OAS contracts in Bolivia
Los Tiempos reports: Brazilian Comptroller would investigate OAS contracts in Bolivia The head of the bloc of Democratic Unity (UD), Arturo Murillo, yesterday [03/14/2016] asked the vice president of the Court of Accounts of the Union (Controller) of the Republic of Brazil, Julio Marcelo de Oliveira, the investigation of the lucrative contracts signed by OAS,…
In wake of WHO report, Bolivia touts llama as healthy alternative to beef
FP – JIJI reports for The Japan Times: In wake of WHO report, Bolivia touts llama as healthy alternative to beef AFP-JIJI TURCO, BOLIVIA – Danish chef Kamilla Seidler is carefully preparing steak tartare at Gustu, an upscale restaurant in the Bolivian capital of La Paz. But instead of the usual beef, she is making…
Bear left for dead gets new home in Bolivian refuge
CNN reports: Bear left for dead gets new home in Bolivian refuge By Marilia Brocchetto (CNN)A spectacled bear who had been brutally beaten has been given a second chance at life by Bolivian environmental authorities. [to watch the video, use the link at the bottom, thank you] The bear will soon be on his way…
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