This cartoon from El Diario (10/20/2017) reflects the seriousness of the danger to lose our democracy. Who would have even thought that this peril would come from the coca grower caudillo who became president of Bolivia, eleven years ago. Now, we can argue that all the turmoil that started back in 2003 until he became…
From Andes to Amazon: trekking through the Bolivian jungle; which is IN PERIL by the hand of their own government!
Sarah Gilbert writes for The Guardian: From Andes to Amazon: trekking through the Bolivian jungle The real-life hero of adventure film Jungle helped set up an ecolodge in Bolivia’s Madidi national park – a wild destination for trekkers, and a ray of light for a hunter-gatherer community under threat. Branches came crashing down and leaves…
Utilization of GMO crops could double Bolivia’s corn yields
Genetic Literacy Project reports: Utilization of GMO crops could double Bolivia’s corn yields Bolivia has been harvesting genetically modified (GM) soybeans since 2008, and its production exceeds one million hectares per year since 2012. However, it has not authorized the use of transgenic varieties in other crops. …. A recent study commissioned by several agricultural institutions points…
Only under this Bolivian government can we see clear evidence of incompetence and demagogue!
El Diario reports: Minister of Rural Development Government installed sugar mill “without taking an interest if there was sugar cane or not” The Government was not interested in whether or not there was raw material in northern La Paz to implement the sugar mill of San Buenaventura, but to respond to an “aspiration of La…
DukeEngage announces new program sites, cancels Bolivia site, less than two weeks later
Claire Ballentine reports for the Chronicle: DukeEngage announces new program sites, cancels one of them less than two weeks later DukeEngage just set a record for its shortest-running program of all time. On Sept. 29, the service program announced two new sites for Summer 2018—Cape Verde and Bolivia. But less than two weeks later, organizers…
Another sorry legacy from evo: Bolivia, among the 10 countries that deforest the most
Pagina Siete sadly reports: Bolivia, among the 10 countries that deforest more With the 2025 Patriotic Agenda and its elevation to the rank of law, it is planned to reach 13 million hectares of arable land by 2025 and expand agricultural production to 45 million tons, according to the e-portal of the Center for Research…
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