La Prensa reports: Daily fish, frogs and other amphibians are dying They will recover the lake with Bs3,000 million At least Bs3,000 million will be invested to implement the recovery plan for Lake Titicaca. “So far, from what we have collected from metropolitan plans, development plans, we have seen the need for about Bs3,000 million,…
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Lidema celebrates 30 years and seeks to care for Mother Earth
Pagina Siete reports: Was celebrated on Wednesday Lidema celebrates 30 years and seeks to care for Mother Earth The League of Environmental Defense (Lidema) turned 30 years of work and its challenges are to develop planning processes to prevent and avoid timely and effectively the damage to Mother Earth. “It also seeks to contribute technically…
The world needs to urge president Morales to Keep his Word and Protect the National Parks of Bolivia
Urge President Morales to Keep his Word and Protect the National Parks of Bolivia Bolivia has opened up its national parks to oil and gas companies, according to a report in The Guardian. New laws permitting drilling in “protected areas” has sparked major concerns for both the people and the environment. The Madidi National Park…
Environmental Sustainability Issues in Bolivia
This excerpt, from the Foundation for Sustainable Development has to serve us to sit and reflect over our future: Environmental Sustainability Issues in Bolivia One of the most pressing environmental sustainability concerns in Bolivia is soil erosion from overgrazing and poor cultivation methods, including slash and burn agriculture. Over the past few decades, use of…
CBN volunteers cleaned Titicaca lakeside
Pagina Siete reports: CBN volunteers cleaned Titicaca lakeside In the framework of Corporate Social Responsibility, volunteers of the Bolivian National Brewery (CBN) conducted the cleaning of the Kohana Bay of Lake Titicaca. The activity was held with the Ministries of Environment and Water, Health, Justice, Culture and Tourism, Education and Foreign Affairs, and several universities…
Bolivia ranks first in wetlands worldwide!
Veronica Zapana reports for Pagina Siete: COUNTRY RECORDS OVER 100 THOUSAND SPECIES IN THESE ECOSYSTEM Bolivia produces a regulation to preserve its 11 wetlands International Wetlands Day was celebrated yesterday [02/02/2015]. With 11 million hectares, Bolivia ranks first in surface of these ecosystems. The Government, through the Ministry of Environment and Waters (MAyA), developed a…
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