Los Tiempos reports: The former president of the Constituent Assembly of Ecuador and current member of the Court of Defense of the Rights of Nature, Alberto Acosta, warned from Quito that the Polygon 7, inhabited by colonizing peasants, constitutes a worrisome threat for the indigenous people and for the conservation of the Indigenous Territory and…
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Bolivian coca growers despise Mother Nature!
Chapare is the stronghold where evo came to power over 20 years ago, for the last 13 years, he has managed to get absolute control of ALL State powers and deforestation and environmental damage has not only seized both Yungas and Chapare, but has placed in serious jeopardy National Parks like Carrasco, Madidi, TIPNIS, and…
Morales Ever More?
Alex Tyler reports for Raddington Report offers a more or less good recount on evo’s performance … Bolivian Thoughts opinion: It is NOT true that evo succeeded with his economic policies … he only inherited the debt forgiveness that all the international donor community started paperwork in 1996, under the HIPIC, which came into effect…
evo 101, from the mouth of a former follower … coca rules!
An excellent article by former supporter of evo: Alvaro Puente for El Deber. Bolivian Thoughts opinion: Me personally had always expected that from evo, I saw him when he was dealing with us in alternative development … I have seen his actions, I knew what to expect from him and of course, I was extremely…
A journey into the Amazon Jaguar black market
From The Brazilian Report, excerpts pertaining Bolivia follow: By Eduardo Franco Berton: At first glance, Li Ming and his wife Yin Lan look like two ordinary Chinese citizens. Sat on a bench, they greet the relatives who have come to visit them with warm, kind smiles. It’s lunchtime. One of the visitors approaches…
Traffic destroys wildlife in Bolivia
El Diario reports: Animals abandoned to their fate • Chinese citizens promote the killing of species in the country, offering money to local people in exchange for jaguar tusks and other parts • Senator Yerko Núñez said that out of more than 100 complaints only two are sentenced and regretted for the little control exercised…
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