By El Potosi: Gold and silver are luring many because of today’s spectacular market values. Many want to enter the mining business. El Potosí The high international prices of various minerals appear to be encouraging the growth of legal mining in the Department of Potosí. The dean of the Faculty of Mining Engineering at Tomás Frías…
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Indigenous women with high mercury concentrations | Mujeres indígenas con altas concentraciones de mercurio
By Erbol, El Diario: Nine out of ten, according to a Cedib study A pilot study on mercury exposure and the health status of women from indigenous communities living along the Beni and Madre de Dios river basins in the Amazon revealed that nine out of ten indigenous women of childbearing age show concentrations above…
Presidential Debate: Candidates Fail to Address Mercury Pollution from Gold Mining | Debate presidencial: candidatos no plantean soluciones a la contaminación por mercurio en la explotación del oro
By Erbol: ELECTIONS 2025 Environmental News Agency None of the eight presidential candidates who participated in the first presidential debate—organized by the Plurinational Electoral Body (OEP) in coordination with the National Association of Journalists of Bolivia (ANPB) and the Confederation of Private Entrepreneurs of Bolivia (CEPB)—presented any solution to the environmental, soil, and river pollution…
We’ll miss you, Lucho | Te extrañaremos, Lucho
Editorial, El Día: As unbelievable as it may seem, we’re going to miss you, Lucho. Not because your administration was good, or because your time in power left anything other than debt, shortages, inflation, and a fractured country. We’ll miss you because, when we hit rock bottom —the one you’ve dug with your own hands,…
Pilcomayo, the River That Once Gave Life Now Lies in Agony | Pilcomayo, el río que daba vida y que ahora agoniza
By Leonel Suárez, El País: Fish depletion and mining pollution are recurring issues. The environmental tragedy continues, while the voices of Indigenous peoples remain unheard by authorities The Pilcomayo River—a vital thread flowing through southern Bolivia—sustains hundreds of Indigenous communities, including the Weenhayek, Tapiete, and Guaraní peoples in the department of Tarija. Today, it is…
Chullpa Ayllu Breaks Silence: Apologies, Truths, and a Call for Peace | Ayllu Chullpa rompe el silencio: disculpas, verdades y llamado a la paz
By Erbol: NORTH OF POTOSÍ Three cabildos from the Chullpa ayllu apologize and call for the restoration of peace and tranquility in the municipality of Llallagua Out of eight cabildos from the Chullpa ayllu, three have issued statements apologizing and calling for “peace and tranquility,” after more than a month has passed since the violent…
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