While we acknowledge that a balance between wildlife and human needs must be balanced in a sustainable way. Watching the effect thousands of pigeons have on Bolivian agricultural sector, we need to reflect. The article below and TV news say those migrating birds come to Bolivia because there is food and water for them. They…
Category: Environment
Unbelievable governmental reaction regarding the TIPNIS!!!
Current government really needs great minds to redo their negotiation and policy implementation. It is highly questionable that a long, hard walk from Beni to La Paz, has to end in this type of minutia. El Deber reports: Government questioned leaders of the 9th March and ruled out dialogue with them The Government today asked…
TIPNIS protest-walk arrived La Paz city!!
Despite the logistics and threats by central government, the brave TIPNIS marchers arrived destination. Kudos for those brave Bolivians, for fighting and defending their territories and also for fighting to protect OUR National Parks!! ANF reports and appears in El Deber’s website: Indigenous Peoples arrived in the city of La Paz and call for dialogue…
TIPNIS Indigenous March announced to arrive La Paz city on Wednesday
The brave protest-walk composed of TIPNIS, CIDOB, CONAMAQ and other Bolivians, is closer to their goal. They wisely decided not to enter La Paz city earlier than Wednesday. Current government’s lack of negotiation skills has caused Bolivia great distress with the police mutiny. The marchers do not want to be involved around that issue. ANF…
TIPNIS UPDATE: June 23, 2012
The 9th March has experienced hatred, two fatalities in a road accident, but continue to walk towards La Paz city with great resolve. This cartoon is from El Diario, June 16, 2012: Dialogue first person “…fixing these fatally-dangerous roads, the government could avoid so much mourning and pain to the Yungas travelers and coca growers…”;…
El Mutun continues to remain an open question, by Milenio Foundation
The Milenio Foundation has just issued an interesting and however stressing report on El Mutun, I thought about translating just the questions they raise at the end, however, I concluded that some of you would like the whole report, so here it goes: El Mutun continues to remain an open question, No.151 – June 15,…
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