In case it was forgotten, this map was published on Los Tiempos, July 3, 2011. You can read more about these alternatives in the link below: https://bolivianthoughts.wordpress.com/2011/09/04/tipnis-has-six-bolivian-government-alternatives-to-consider/ There is a Law that prohibits ANY road through the TIPNIS, and there are these options… so why the government keeps playing the same old song? Get to…
Category: TIPNIS
TIPNIS in between scape goats and intangibility
These two cartoons pretty much outline what is going on in the lives of the TIPNIS people, after their 66-day-walk ordeal. From El Diario (11/14/11), a government official is pointing the “suspects” to the Attorney General and is saying: “Here Mr. Attorney..! One of these is the one who gave the order for the repression…
TIPNIS jailers, an editorial from Los Tiempos
Today’s editorial from Los Tiempos, regarding TIPNIS jailers: In order to obtain first-hand information, Los Tiempos organized the trip of a reporting team (a journalist, a photographer and a driver) to confirm, or otherwise, several reports on the construction of a road within the Indigenous Territory Isiboro Secure (TIPNIS), which would be underway by the indigenous sympathizers of the political…
Indigenous will ask to revoke current president if TIPNIS’ accords are not enforced
Indigenous Assembly Member, Bienvenido Zacu (MAS) regretted that in the last week he has heard statements that call again for a road to be built through the middle of the reserve. During last week, some groups aligned to the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) wanted to re-start the highway project Villa Tunari-San Ignacio de Moxos, through the modification of the law that…
TIPNIS suffers governmental tangible revenge
Last night, Los Tiempos website reported an unfortunate chain of events: Current government, suspended (this Friday) the operating license to the only tourism company that operates in the TIPNIS: Untamed Angling. The rationale: the government says this company is not in compliance with environmental permits; and that this activity contradicts the Short Law which states that “intangible” concept of this…
TIPNIS: Government keeps on sending the worst possible message
El Deber website offers the latest speech from current Bolivian president: President told the indigenous people of San Ignacio de Moxos to request their leaders and Assembly [congress] representatives to push for the construction of the road Villa Tunari-San Ignacio de Moxos, so it can go through the TIPNIS. [as planned] He continued by saying the he saved his responsibility by getting the credit for the…
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