“Our forests are dying” – here’s our manifesto

BirdLife International reports: You have probably heard the devastating news about the fires currently destroying the Amazon rainforest – the result of formerly successful forest protection laws being rapidly dismantled. Not only does this vital ecosystem regulate the entire planet’s climate, but it is also home to an enormous wealth of rare and unique species found…

Burning of the autonomy of Santa Cruz

Ricardo Calla writes in Pagina Siete: It is already clear that if the regime of Evo Morales manages to extend itself in the governmental command through the elections of October 20 of this year, what will come next is the definitive liquidation of the autonomous project of Santa Cruz that, with all its limitations, until…

Amazon fires: What about Bolivia?

Reuters for BBC News: All eyes have been on the burning of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil, as international pressure – and sharp criticism – have been heaped upon its president. But fires do not stop at borders, and Bolivia’s rainforest is burning too. The Amazon sprawls for millions of square miles across nine different…

Ecocide, Environmental Crimes and Political Responsibilities

Arturo Yañez writes in El Dia, pictures from the internet: Although keyboards are being spent on the subject, it is impossible to skip addressing it. We Bolivians are very emptied with the environmental disaster of our Chiquitanía: more than 500 thousand hectares destroyed, families, flora and fauna devastated. The reaction of the regime – arrogant…