Belinda Goldsmith writes for Reuters, excerpts pertaining Bolivia follow: ANALYSIS-Violence, “old boys’ clubs” put women off life in politics but at what cost? * Women hold less than a quarter of parliamentary seats globally * Wide recognition that women MPs put other issues in spotlight * Quotas have pushed up numbers but still lagging global…
Category: Health
From Andes to Amazon: trekking through the Bolivian jungle; which is IN PERIL by the hand of their own government!
Sarah Gilbert writes for The Guardian: From Andes to Amazon: trekking through the Bolivian jungle The real-life hero of adventure film Jungle helped set up an ecolodge in Bolivia’s Madidi national park – a wild destination for trekkers, and a ray of light for a hunter-gatherer community under threat. Branches came crashing down and leaves…
Another sorry legacy from evo: Bolivia, among the 10 countries that deforest the most
Pagina Siete sadly reports: Bolivia, among the 10 countries that deforest more With the 2025 Patriotic Agenda and its elevation to the rank of law, it is planned to reach 13 million hectares of arable land by 2025 and expand agricultural production to 45 million tons, according to the e-portal of the Center for Research…
And this is why I love the USA, its wonderful people that no matter what, help Bolivians!
Steve Moseley writes for York News Times: ‘Little Annie’ is in trouble in Bolivia Henderson’s Jenice Epp will trade her home for sugery YORK – ‘Little Annie’ is in desperate need of surgery and Jenice Epp will make it happen … one way or the other. The story begins in Bolivia, the country in which…
Bolivian Medicinal Plant Compound Shows Anti-Cancer Stem Cell Activity
Enrico de Lazaro reports for Science News: South American Medicinal Plant Compound Shows Anti-Cancer Stem Cell Activity Damsin, a natural compound isolated from the South American medicinal plant Ambrosia arborescens, has been found to inhibit the growth of cancer stem cells, according to new research. “Cancer stem cells can be considered as the most dangerous…
Bolivia wants to recover strawberry exports
Fresh Plaza reports: Bolivia wants to recover strawberry exports Five years ago Bolivia stopped exporting the “red gold” – this is what some growers in Comarapa call the strawberry. This fruit is very rich in flavor and in production because it is one of the few that gives fruit throughout the year. According to data…
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