This report was issued 09/02/2014: Bolivia Floods Bulletin N° 14, 2 September 2014 Highlights of the emergency The third and last food distribution within the Emergency Operation (EMOP) 200625 will come to an end during the second week of September. However, EMOP will go until the end of October. WFP will assess the possibility of…
Category: Environment
90 seized hides were destroyed!
Carmela Delgado reports for El Deber: ENVIRONMENT 90 seized hides were destroyed The market value of the destroyed hides is $20,000 dollars. The Secretariat of Environment and Sustainable Development of the Governorate proceeded to destroy 90 skins of wild animals, which were seized in June at a craft store in the cruceña capital, Santa Cruz….
Encroachment is threatening one million hectares
Ernesto Estremadoiro reports for El Dia: Deforest protected area of the Rio Grande Encroachment is threatening 1 million hectares Report. The CAO accused the Deputy Mayor of Hardenman, of leading the wreckage. There is alert in the productive sector. The Eastern Agricultural Chamber (CAO) yesterday denounced the deforestation of a protected area in the town of…
Bolivia under The Global Competitiveness Report 2014–2015
The World Economic Forum presents: The Global Competitiveness Report 2014–2015 [here the findings for Bolivia]: The Global Competitiveness Report 2014-2015 assesses the competitiveness landscape of 144 economies, providing insight into the drivers of their productivity and prosperity. The Report series remains the most comprehensive assessment of national competitiveness worldwide. . . For more detailed information that…
2014 Human Development Index for Bolivia
Following data was extracted from the UNDP report: If you want to read the whole “explanatory note” that appears below, please use this link: Now, an excerpt from the data tables for Bolivia follow: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Use this for direct access…
Ice age fossils found in Chuquisaca!
EFE reported for Pagina Siete reports: ARCHAEOLOGY Ice age fossils found in Chuquisaca A team of paleontologists found a fossil site of the Quaternary period, in the town of Padilla, Chuquisaca, EFE reported. These are remains of large mammals, weighing more than a ton, and belonged to a “megafauna”. The remains were found by residents…
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