From the USG, regarding Bolivia’s performance under current coca grower leadership… follows excerpts of our “distinguished” contribution to this infamous group of narco traffickers: Presidential Determination — Major Drug Transit or Major Illicit Drug Producing Countries for Fiscal Year 2016 MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE SUBJECT: Presidential Determination on Major Drug Transit or Major…
Category: Environment
Bolivia produces more than 3,000 species of medicinal plants
ABI reports in hoybolivia.com: Bolivia produces more than 3,000 species of medicinal plants Bolivia produces more than 3,000 species of medicinal plants for prevention and treatment of diseases, said on Thursday the President of the Departmental Council of La Paz Traditional Medicine (Codemetra), Freddy Ayala. “We have identified 3,000 medicinal species with scientific names, especially here…
50 native plants that help conserve water were identified
Veronica Zapana reports for Pagina Siete: The swiss cooperation and the government worked in the project 50 native plants that help conserve water were identified The conclusions of the plan that protects the vital fluid in the country will be presented tomorrow [09/16/2015] and will start a new project that will last four years. The…
Operation Naked King: U.S. Secretly Targeted Bolivia’s Evo Morales In Drug Sting
Ryan Grim and Nick Wing write for Huffpost Politics: Operation Naked King: U.S. Secretly Targeted Bolivia’s Evo Morales In Drug Sting A confidential informant says the DEA had its sights set on Bolivia’s populist leader. The United States has secretly indicted top officials connected to the government of Bolivian President Evo Morales for their alleged…
Anarchy continues to invade land and destroy gabions that protect the environment!
Fernando Rojas reports for El Deber: They announce proceedings against illegal seizure of land people that divert river Searpi warns about the irregular channel built, that could flood 70,000 to 100,000 ha of the productive land of the boundary between Santistevan and Guarayos. Service Water Channeling Regularisation and Pirai River (Searpi), the technical arm of…
What are we doing to restore Titicaca Lake?
La Prensa reports: Daily fish, frogs and other amphibians are dying They will recover the lake with Bs3,000 million At least Bs3,000 million will be invested to implement the recovery plan for Lake Titicaca. “So far, from what we have collected from metropolitan plans, development plans, we have seen the need for about Bs3,000 million,…
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