Por CHRISTIAN K. CARUZO, Breitbart: Bolivia debe pagar más de $2 mil millones más intereses a las empresas chinas y rusas que construyen plantas de procesamiento de litio en el país, informó el periódico boliviano El Deber el miércoles, a pesar de que Bolivia ya les había ofrecido derechos preferenciales de extracción. Bolivia alberga algunas de las…
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Madidi is at serious risk due to the introduction of African palm | El Madidi está en serio riesgo por el ingreso de palma africana
By El Diario: Madidi, one of the most biodiverse areas in the world, is at serious risk due to the introduction of African palm, asserted environmentalist Daniela Arratia. In contact with the media, Arratia stated that protected areas must be safeguarded, and one entity responsible for this task is the National Service of Protected Areas…
Foundations question lithium contracts, call them inconsistent, and urge the Legislature for a “thorough analysis” | Fundaciones observan contratos del litio, afirman que son incongruentes y piden al Legislativo un “análisis exhaustivo”
By Fernando Chávez, Visión 360: The technical and financial clauses of the contracts favor the companies Uranium and CBC, according to the analysis. A lithium industrialization plant. Photo: YLB The Jubileo, Milenio, and Solón foundations, along with the Geneva Club (CDG) and the Bolivia Documentation and Information Center (Cedib), have raised a series of concerns…
Fired for initiating 15 administrative cases against miners who entered the protected area to extract gold | Despedidos por iniciar 15 procesos administrativos en contra de mineros que ingresaron al área protegida a explotar oro
By Sumando Voces; Hortencia Rivera, Eju.tv: Sernap dismissed two rangers from the Manuripi Reserve with 23 and 15 years of service after they initiated 15 cases against miners The head of Natural Resource Protection at the Manuripi Amazon Wildlife Reserve (Pando), Luke López Beyuma, denounced that both he and park ranger Ignacio Huary Palomequi were…
Pando: Illegal mining in the Manuripi Amazon Reserve | Minería ilegal en Reserva Amazónica Manuripi
By Erbol, El Diario: Illegal mining activity confirmed in the Manuripi Amazon Reserve The governor of Pando, Regis Richter, confirmed yesterday the presence of “illegal mining activity” within the Manuripi Amazonian Wildlife National Reserve, a nationally protected area located in the heart of the Bolivian Amazon. In a statement on his social media platform Facebook,…
Bolivia’s greatest environmental disaster | El mayor desastre ambiental de Bolivia
By Brujula Digital: An environmental geomatics team establishes that 14 million hectares burned in Bolivia in 2024 The environmental geomatics team confirmed that 14,047,301 hectares burned, reaffirming Tierra’s statement that it was Bolivia’s greatest environmental disaster. Data from the Environmental Geomatics Team. Photo: Sumando Voces An environmental geomatics team, conducting a study using satellite monitoring…
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