Maxwell Radwin, Mongabay: by Maxwell Radwin on 11 September 2023 Global food giant Cargill has been tied to the destruction of thousands of hectares of dry tropical forest, which were cleared in eastern Bolivia to make room for soy production. The food distributor purchased soy from farms in the Santa Cruz department where more than 20,000 hectares…
Category: Environment
The growing water crisis | La creciente crisis hídrica
Editorial, Los Tiempos: The current water shortage in much of the country requires urgent actions to mitigate its consequences; these would also have to serve to define long-range programs, since water insecurity will not disappear with the arrival of the rainy season. Indeed, except for the humid plain region: essentially Beni, Pando and the north…
Cochabamba: Drought | Sequía
Cristina Cotari, Los Tiempos: Experts: Drought will last a decade in Cochabamba and will dry up southern rivers Cochabamba will endure prolonged periods of drought in the next 10 years due to the lack of rain, due to the El Niño phenomenon, according to experts. The lack of rainfall will mainly affect the southern cone…
Deforestation by the hand of the masismo | Deforestación de la mano del masismo
El Deber: Deforestation: Data dismantles the regime’s discourse on Mother Earth By María René Álvarez, national deputy An investigation by the Friends of Nature Foundation (FAN) concludes that between 2011 and 2022, in Bolivia a loss of forest cover of 37% was reached. Deforestation, land clearing, encroachment, indiscriminate burning, felling of trees and wood trafficking…
Fallen trees and forest fires, that, caused the strong winds in the city this Saturday | Árboles caídos e incendios forestales, eso provocaron los fuertes vientos en la ciudad este sábado
Lourdes Molina, El Deber: On Busch Avenue, between the third and fourth rings, a tree fell on a passing vehicle. Fortunately, only material damage was recorded Miguel Saavedra, in charge of operations of the Municipal Emergency and Risk Management Directorate, confirmed that during midday this Saturday several calls were answered for falling trees and interface…
12 Best Places to Retire in Bolivia | 12 mejores lugares para jubilarse en Bolivia
Ghazal Ahmed, Insider Monkey: Bolivia’s State of Economy For many years, Bolivia had been experiencing what speculators have called an “economic miracle.” Characterized by strong growth, low inflation, record exports, subsidized gasoline, and a fixed exchange rate, the surge in natural resource demand has proven to be exceptionally favorable for the nation these past years….
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 