AFP reports for Los Tiempos: Aerial view of smoke coming out of a fire near Charagua in Bolivia, on the border with Paraguay, which was recorded in August. | File photo | AFP The uncontrollable fires in Bolivia since August devastated 4.1 million hectares of forest and grassland, the private NGO Friends of Nature Foundation…
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Bolivian court restricts publication of poll showing tight re-election race for President Morales
Committee to Protect Journalists reports, graphic at the bottom was retrieved from the internet: Bogotá, September 17, 2019 — The Committee to Protect Journalists today condemned a decision by Bolivia’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal to restrict the dissemination of a public opinion poll, and urged authorities to allow journalists to report freely on elections. On September…
Bolivia: the largest informal economy
Jimmy Ortiz writes in El Diario: Bolivia has the largest informal economy in the world, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). In a working document entitled Shadow economies around the world: what have we learned in the last 20 years? In which 158 economies were studied, the country obtained a percentage of 62.3% (El…
Indigenous peoples of affected populations will start a march on Monday, September 16 – Cessation of Land endowment, now!
El Diario reports, photo from the internet: Chiquitania Environmentalists demand cessation of land endowment Environmental platforms formed a Chiquitano Dry Forest Defense Coordinator as they were not heard by national, departmental and municipal authorities Given the Government’s refusal to issue the national disaster declaration, the indigenous peoples of affected populations will start a march on…
Bolivia: Government must suspend presidential decree and investigate causes of forest fires
Amnesty Intenational reports: In an open letter published today, Amnesty International called on the government of President Evo Morales to suspend the July decree that authorized “controlled burns” to extend the agricultural frontier, until it is certain that the decree has not contributed to the forest fires that are causing an environmental and human rights…
Fire uncovered land division in Chiquitania
El Diario reports: Assigned for intercultural settlements National Unit regretted that the Government has not identified those responsible for the transfer of coca growers and intercultural for the slash-and-burn that led to the biggest ecological disaster in Santa Cruz Communities received resolutions approving settlements from INRA until March, although the institution denied that permits have…
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