2015 rain will continue until March

ANF reports in El Dia: Weather SENAMHI’s forecast, rains will continue until March The forecaster Jorge Mendez said this weekend, Saturday and Sunday [02/14/2015] in the east and west sectors of Bolivia, there will be sporadic rains like in recent days. The forecaster on duty, in the National Service of Meteorology and Hydrology (SENAMHI) Jorge…

Bolivia ranks first in wetlands worldwide!

Veronica Zapana reports for Pagina Siete: COUNTRY RECORDS OVER 100 THOUSAND SPECIES IN THESE ECOSYSTEM Bolivia produces a regulation to preserve its 11 wetlands International Wetlands Day was celebrated yesterday [02/02/2015]. With 11 million hectares, Bolivia ranks first in surface of these ecosystems. The Government, through the Ministry of Environment and Waters (MAyA), developed a…

Bolivia clogs Brazil with cocaine and PF seizes more 700 kilos

From a Brazilian newspaper, Correio do Estado: Bolivia clogs Brazil with cocaine and PF seizes more 700 kilos This is the second largest seizure of drugs, in less than a month in MS. [State of Matto Grosso do Sul] With the wide open border, traffickers in Bolivia are clogging Brazil with cocaine, pouring in the…

Bolivian Human Rights 101: Bolivia: Fix Laws That Undermine Rights

From Human Rights Watch: Bolivia: Fix Laws That Undermine Rights Recent Laws on Child Labor, Justice, Free Expression Need Revision DECEMBER 15, 2014 (New York) – Bolivia should amend several laws that undermine the rights to freedom of association and expression, due process guarantees, and children’s rights, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter…