By Brujula Digital: Report: Illegal gold mining in Bolivia is growing and causing severe impacts Bolivia’s Amazon is undergoing rapid degradation linked to alluvial mining, especially in the departments of La Paz, Beni, and Pando. Dredges and barges operate in rivers such as the Kaka, Beni, Madre de Dios, and Orthon. Illegal gold mining is…
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What Did They Do with the Natural Resources? | ¿Qué hicieron con los recursos naturales?
By Marianela Curi, Brujula Digital: I want to think and trust that the gap between rhetoric and practice that prevailed over the past 20 years will finally be eliminated, and that coherence and strategic vision will prevail on this issue of great importance for the country. Volunteers try to extinguish a forest fire. ABI photo….
331 Properties Seized | Avasallan 331 predios
By Álvaro Rosales, Unitel: Productive sector reports 331 properties seized across the country and calls for an end to illegal land takeovers After a meeting with the Santa Cruz Governorship, the Departmental Court of Justice (TDJ), and the Prosecutor’s Office, the president of the Eastern Agricultural Chamber (CAO) recalled that the sector’s productive agenda prioritizes…
Land Grabs in the East Are Endorsed by “Masismo” | Avasallamientos en el oriente son avalados por el “masismo”
By El Diario: According to parliamentarians Following recent violent incidents that even led to the detention of authorities as a result of the illegal seizure of land in the department of Santa Cruz, members of the Creemos political group condemned these actions, denouncing that land grabs in the eastern region of the country have been endorsed by…
Police enter invaded property in Montero with neighbors; land grabbers flee | Policía ingresa a predio invadido en Montero, junto a vecinos; los avasalladores escapan
By Aldo Aguilera, El Dia: A police contingent entered the Patujú property on Friday afternoon, which had been occupied since September 27 and where violent clashes had occurred earlier that day. Media reports indicated that after the arrival of the officers, along with a large group of neighbors, the invaders began fleeing the site. There…
Rubber and Brazil nut producers denounce substitute PDC senator for land grabbing | Productores de goma y castaña denuncian al senador suplente del PDC por avasallamiento de tierras
By Erbol: PANDO: LETTER SENT TO EDMAND LARA Brazil nut producers report land grabs. Photo/screenshot The Association of Rubber and Brazil Nut Producers of Pando (Asprogoalpa) denounced the substitute senator-elect from the Christian Democratic Party (PDC), Humberto Suárez Egüez, for land grabbing in the north of the country and for allegedly encouraging similar actions in…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 