A good or bad public policy for the Bolivian environment?

Pagina Siete reports on the new change in the environmental license requisite. Chances are that in order to “expedite” the willingness of current Bolivian government to offer more projects, the damage could be greater onto Bolivian indigenous communities and our National Park System, if current provision, later on, gets expanded. TIPNIS is not a small…

Bolivia Basics: The emerging middle classes

Horst Grebe Lopez writes for La Razon: The emerging middle classes Policies should incorporate new dimensions to meet changes in stratification In the 11 years that passed between the last two population censuses, Bolivian society has registered profound transformations in their geographical location, their social stratification and their income levels. It is true that some…

Bolivia: The “Rozsa case”

Susana Seleme Antelo writes for El Deber: The “Rozsa case” Is the terrorist-separatist plot thought by the [Central] Government to eliminate the Santa Cruz political-civic autonomy leadership, obstacle to the centralist project, authoritarian, re-re – election of the autocrat President Evo Morales. It takes the name of the infiltrate in the Santa Cruz’ leadership, Eduardo…

Facts about climate change in Bolivian highlands – altiplano

Manuel Filomeno reports for Pagina Siete: Changes in climate during summer In the last 4 years it rained more and was hotter in the high-plateau According to the Senamhi, the trend report responds to a high pressure system. According to reports from the national service of meteorology and hydrology (Senamhi), the maximum indices of temperature…