Fire in Roboré: evacuation is being prepared, charred animals are reported | Incendio en Roboré: alistan evacuación de población, reportan animales carbonizados

By Paulo Lizarraga, Vision 360: A closed road Fire in Roboré does not relent: evacuation of vulnerable population is being prepared and charred animals are reported The fire continues to affect the communities of San Lorenzo Nuevo, San Lorenzo Viejo, and El Naranjo. This is due to the strong winds recorded during the day. A…

Park Rangers of TIPNIS and Noel Kempff Mercado “on high alert” due to unpaid benefits | Guardaparques del TIPNIS y Noel Kempff Mercado “en alerta máxima” por impago de beneficios

By Yenny Escalante, Brújula Digital: Reference image of Bolivian park rangers and police. Photo: Brújula Digital The “nature guardians” of Noel Kempff Mercado National Park and the Isiboro Secure Indigenous Territory National Park (TIPNIS) are in “maximum alert” due to the non-fulfillment of labor obligations by the National Service of Protected Areas (Sernap). Therefore, they…

Mining activity in indigenous communities reported | Denuncian actividad minera en comunidades indígenas

El Diario: With authorization from AJAM National deputy for the Creemos group, María René Álvarez, reported that the Administrative Jurisdictional Mining Authority (AJAM) authorized mining activity in the municipality of Roboré, Chiquitos province of the department of Santa Cruz, which affects the indigenous communities of Aguas Calientes, Yororobá, and Quitunuquiña. The legislator explained that the…

Lack of dollars harms tourism | La falta de dólares perjudica al turismo

By Omar Pereyra, Eju.tv: The shortage of dollars slows down the recovery of tourism in Bolivia The president of the Bolivian Chamber of Tourism, Luis Ampuero, considered that the effect of the lack of dollars in the country is “varied” and slows down the recovery that the sector was showing after the devastating years of…

Do low temperatures affect or benefit agricultural crops? | ¿Afectan o benefician las bajas temperaturas a los cultivos agrícolas?

By Lourdes Molina Rea, El Deber: According to expert analysis, the Cruceño valleys and Cordillera have been the most affected regions by the ‘surcito’. According to the experts, two phenomena occur when low temperatures are recorded: snowfalls and frosts. The first can be beneficial for agricultural crops, but the second can destroy production. “What has…