Category: Environment

Castaña = Brazil nut

El Diario: Bolivia stands out in Brazil nut exports Bolivia has established itself as the world’s leading chestnut [mostly known as Brazil nut] exporter since 2001, achieving a 50% share of the world market in the last administration, thus accumulating 20 years of primacy in the world market, according to the Bolivian Institute of Foreign…

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Fuego/Fire – Noel Kempff Mercado Park

Lourdes Molina, El Deber: The fire enters the Noel Kempff Mercado Park The fire is located on a plateau that is difficult to access. Brigades mobilized to design fire fighting strategies The forest fires do not let up and now they have begun to affect the forest reserves. Yesterday a fire was reported in the…

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Birdwatching – Aviturismo

Marcelo Arze, Opinion: Can birdwatching fly in Bolivia? Bolivia is a country with great potential to attract the world’s bird watchers and needs to develop a strategy to conquer this market that moves millions of dollars annually in the world. Being in the continent of birds, and having territory both in the tropical Andes and…

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“Red alert” for forest fires | “Alerta roja por incendios forestales

Viviana Angélica Trujillo, AlDiaNews: The Governor’s Office of Santa Cruz reported a total of 77 new fire outbreaks in addition to the 1,531 identified in the month of August, while forest fires accumulated more than 15,700 during the season. “Red alert” for forest fires in Bolivia’s largest region Located in the department of Santa Cruz,…

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Madidi: Illegal mining – Mineria ilegal

El Diario: Illegal mining in Parque Madidi is an undeniable issue The result of the Popular Action demanding an ecological pause in the territory of the Madidi National Park has not yet been defined. The tie between two members will be defined by a third party. After the judicial decision to postpone the ruling related…

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