Erbol, Correo del Sur: In the letter sent to the President they cite the case of two park rangers prosecuted for a criminal action brought about by a cooperative miner who was prevented from entering a protected area to exploit gold In a letter addressed to President Luis Arce, the park rangers of protected areas…
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Record levels in deforestation | Niveles récord de deforestación
Jonathan Reynolds, Mongabay: Why has deforestation reached record levels in Bolivia? (commentary) In both national and multilateral fora, Bolivia is increasingly showing its reluctance to curb deforestation. President Luis Arce, soon to be entering the penultimate year of his term, has built up a poor environmental record, supporting the unbridled growth of a largely extractive economy,…
Hundreds of protesters take to the streets of the country against forest fires and environmental pollution | Cientos de manifestantes toman las calles del país contra los incendios forestales y la contaminación ambiental
Lourdes Molina, El Deber: This Monday there were several marches in different regions of the country “Without forests there is no water, there is no life, there is nothing,” read one of the signs of the protesters who participated in the national march for forests and water, which they called a few days ago and…
The environmental disaster that plagues the country | El desastre medioambiental que azota al país
Editorial, Los Tiempos: Bolivia faces a set of severe problems whose impact and significance exceed those of the political, economic and energy crises. These are environmental disasters that are causing a debacle in several regions of the country, threatening food security, and are aggravated by the absence of serious and effective initiatives to control their…
Collapsed ecosystem in Bolivia | Ecosistema colapsado en Bolivia
El Diario: El deterioro ambiental preocupa en el país, ya que el aire y el agua están contaminados, como consecuencia de los incendios provocados y la minería ilegal. Due to fires and mining The climatological impacts that the country faces can hardly be ignored when living with the dense smoke due to the fires that…
The Non-State in its splendor | El No Estado en su esplendor
Lupe Cajias, El Deber: This week, Bolivians resignedly contemplated the celebration of the Non-State in all its splendor. The celebration was illuminated by fires set in the lowlands that occupy 60 percent of the national territory. The toasts were sealed with the explosion of firecrackers and dynamite at the government headquarters. Dozens of people obeyed…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 