By Erbol, El Diario: The Madidi National Park and Integrated Management Natural Area is the most biodiverse protected area on the planet. However, within its borders, at least 40 illegal gold mining operations are exploiting gold, primarily in the headwaters and course of the Tuichi River, as reported by the Committee for the Defense of…
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Amazon weasel | Neogale africana | Comadreja amazónica
Opinion: An Amazon weasel, one of the rarest mammals in the world, filmed in Bolivia A group of Bolivian coffee growers filmed one of the world’s rarest mammals, an Amazon weasel (Neogale africana), according to an article published in the scientific journal Check List, as cited by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), which supports coffee…
Mining activity in indigenous communities reported | Denuncian actividad minera en comunidades indígenas
El Diario: With authorization from AJAM National deputy for the Creemos group, María René Álvarez, reported that the Administrative Jurisdictional Mining Authority (AJAM) authorized mining activity in the municipality of Roboré, Chiquitos province of the department of Santa Cruz, which affects the indigenous communities of Aguas Calientes, Yororobá, and Quitunuquiña. The legislator explained that the…
Lack of dollars harms tourism | La falta de dólares perjudica al turismo
By Omar Pereyra, Eju.tv: The shortage of dollars slows down the recovery of tourism in Bolivia The president of the Bolivian Chamber of Tourism, Luis Ampuero, considered that the effect of the lack of dollars in the country is “varied” and slows down the recovery that the sector was showing after the devastating years of…
Engraving art exhibition promotes the care of Bolivian fauna | Muestra de arte en grabado promueve el cuidado de la fauna boliviana
By Denisse Rojas, Opinion: More than 20 painters present the ‘Fragile Fauna’ collection that captures the beauty and vulnerability of animals in danger of extinction in the country from an artistic perspective. Within the framework of the second call for the Promotion of Cultural Productivity and Artistic Creation 2024, the Center of the Cultural Revolution…
Bolivia: Holds 40% of the World’s Biodiversity | Posee el 40% de la biodiversidad mundial
By El Dia: Tourism Contributes Only 5% to GDP, but Bolivia Holds 40% of the World’s Biodiversity as a Strategic Advantage These data were presented during the discussion titled “Tourism as an Alternative to Extractivism.” In Bolivia, the tourism sector represents 5% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), according to data from the Bolivian Observatory…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 