El Diario: As a result of exploration and exploitation of gold One dead and 10 injured in clashes in Mapiri The violent confrontations registered yesterday in the town of Mapiri, located in the north of La Paz, between community members of the place and workers of the mining company “La Deseada”, for the exploration and…
Category: Mining
Chinese companies entered to loot gold and more than 100 protected areas were auctioned | Empresas chinas ingresaron a saquear oro y se subastaron más de 100 áreas protegidas
El Diario: El representante de la Contiocap, Álex Villca. Asserts indigenous leader Álex Villca In response to the President, Luis Arce Catacora, who affirmed that sovereignty over natural resources was recovered during the Plurinational State, the indigenous leader Álex Villa rejected the official discourse and denounced that it was from the new Political Constitution of…
The looting of gold – El saqueo del oro
Editorial, Los Tiempos: There is no other way to describe extractivist activities that cause irreparable damage. Because these predatory tasks have counterproductive edges that will incur a bill that will be difficult to pay, not only in the short term, but above all in the medium and long terms, that is, for the new generations….
While gov seeks support from miners, fails to control mercury pollution – Mientras el gobierno busca el apoyo de los mineros, no logra controlar la contaminación por mercurio
Thomas Graham, Yale School of the Environment: In Bolivia, Mercury Pollution Spreads Amid a Surge in Gold Mining A boom in small-scale gold mining in Bolivia has raised concerns about pollution from mercury used in the mining process. Researchers are citing the health impacts on downstream villages, but the government has yet to act to…
Madidi mining invasion! – ¡Invasión minera al Madidi!
Maxwell Radwin, Mongabay: A dredge boat at work outside of Madidi National Park. Photo by Maxwell Radwin Un barco de dragado en el trabajo fuera del Parque Nacional Madidi. Foto de Maxwell Radwin Shady contracts, backdoor deals spur illegal gold mining in Bolivian Amazon LA PAZ — Gold is Bolivia’s second-biggest export, valued at more than $1…
MADIDI: Listen to the Voices of the jungle – Escucha a las Voces de la selva
Erick Ortega, Página Siete: The Voices of Madidi come out of the jungle and are heard in France Iga Vandenhove collected sounds from the North La Paz Protected Area between July and August last year. The 33-year-old Frenchwoman made a sound documentary that is presented in Europe. Sometimes the squirrels make a sound that is…
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