From the Ecologist: Development and duplicity in the case of the Chepete and El Bala dams Two proposed hydroelectric dams in Bolivia are set to create a serious socio-ecological calamity. They are emblematic of the injustices that have been a consistent feature of the Morales government. JONATHAN ELWELL investigates The decades-old developmental fantasy of using…
Tag: biodiversity
Researchers identify two new ancient mammals in Bolivia dig
Phys.org reports: Researchers identify two new ancient mammals in Bolivia dig Researchers at Case Western Reserve University and two other universities have discovered the 13-million-year-old fossils of a pair of new species of extinct hoofed mammals known as “litopterns” from a site in Bolivia. The animals, which look similar to small moose or deer in…
Bolivia needs and demands an environmental audit in Bulo – Bulo!
Humongous investment, on a plant that could have never been built there, and without proper water treatment?! only under the worst ochlocracy that was possible, licenses and permits issued without law compliance! evo and his acolytes do not only waste our money but seriously damage our environment! We also know that evo who went on a…
The world’s greatest biodiversity is in the Madidi Park, Bolivia!
Madidi MUST be protected at ALL COST! we and the world must let the coca caudillo in power to stop his delusional and absurd dam construction in El Bala and Chapete, we must preserve Madidi as is! The above opinion is from Bolivian Thoughts. EFE reports via El Diario, the photos are in the internet:…
Our Bufeo, dolphin of the Amazon basin is in danger of extinction!
El Deber reports: ALERT The dolphins of the Amazon basin are in danger of extinction According to one study, the number of these aquatic mammals is halved every decade. Populations of freshwater dolphins in the Amazon basin are declining steeply at a disheartening pace: the number of these aquatic mammals is halved every decade. These…
The Chiquitania: Tropical Important Plant Areas in Bolivia
A very diverse region, it is worth noting that a gas pipeline crosses this region, from San Jose de Chiquitos to San Marias, en route to Cuiaba, Brazil. The Bolivian portion of that pipeline was the first one in Bolivia to have been reforested with indigenous species, a superb work made by the Museo de…
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