One of USAID/Bolivia’s most rewarding project was BOLFOR, it helped realize that our forest is more than mahogany, as more indigenous species were used and the term “sustainable forestry” was first known here. The statistics at that time showed that a hectare and a half of virgin forest were lost to find one mahogany tree,…
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TIPNIS aggravated again! They claim that the police gassed the Sécure indigenous people
ERBOL reports in Pagina Siete: THE FACT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT [08/22/2014] IN TRINIDAD They claim that the police gassed the Sécure indigenous people People linked to the government took the offices of the Sécure Subcentral from the TIPNIS. Police gassed last night a group of Indians who kept a vigil inside the offices of the…
Flooding in Beni, may have caused thousands of fish to die in the Machupo River from lack of oxygen
El Deber reports: BENI Thousands of fish die in the Machupo River from lack of oxygen Experts suspect that the cause of death of the shoal is due to pollution from the remains of dead animals after the floods earlier this year. Dead fish cover an area of 5 kilometers. A committee of the Governorate…
Titicaca Lake: Urus ethnic population migrates due to pollution
El Diario reports: In Lake Titicaca Urus ethnic population migrates due to pollution The life of the Urus living on the islands of Peru, and Bolivia, is overshadowed by the growth of pollution in the waters of Lake Titicaca, which affects the health of their inhabitants and agricultural production, which has led to their migration….
They presented a new drug against Chagas, was tested in Bolivia
J Mendez reports for El Deber: SCIENCE They presented a new drug against Chagas, was tested in Bolivia – Chagas is called the evil of poverty It’s called fexinidazole. The study was presented at a conference in Mexico. Bolivia’s 140 patients received six daily doses of the drug, which was recovered for treatments. Chagas disease,…
Learn about the second highest mountain in this hemisphere!
Report by Esmir Cortez Becerra – Photos by Jorge Uechi and APG News for El Deber: TRAVEL Awe Sajama A heaven above invites visitors to know its natural beauty, more than 6,000 meters above sea level. A cold wind that pierces to the bone receives the visitors of the Sajama. There, at the foot of…
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