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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Ingenuamente, el presidente boliviano Luis Arce celebró la firma del contrato con entusiasmo | Naively, the Bolivian president Luis Arce welcomed the signing of the contract
Por Joseph Baselice, FirstOnLine: China también compra el Salar de Uyuni y accede al litio boliviano Pekín está invirtiendo más de $1.000 millones en dos fábricas que se construirán en el mayor (y más alto) salar del mundo, en los Andes: extraerá 35 toneladas de litio por año China lleva años colonizando la mitad del…
Illegal activities continues in Protected Areas | Continuan actividades ilegales en áreas Protegidas
By Erbol: DEMAND ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITMENT They warn that Protected Areas are in serious danger if the uncontrolled incursion of illegal activities continues An image of Otuquis Park. Photo: Sernap If the incursion of illegal activities into Bolivia’s protected areas continues, these areas could suffer irreversible damage that might jeopardize the existence of their main conservation…
Three towns flooded due to river diversion for mining | Tres pueblos inundados por desvío de ríos para minería
By El Diario: Cedla Alert The flooding of populations such as Quime, Tipuani, and Guanay in the department of La Paz is attributable to mining, which diverts rivers to expand its legal and illegal operations at a frantic pace, according to Alfredo Zaconeta, a researcher at the Center for Labor and Agricultural Development (Cedla). The…
Marcos Uzquiano: Protector of Jaguars and the Amazon Rainforest | Protector de jaguares y de la selva amazónica
By Jorge Manuel Soruco, Vision 360: The Park Ranger Has 20 Years of Experience Always fascinated by the Amazon, the park ranger from San Buenaventura is fighting for his job and credibility after being unjustifiably dismissed. Marcos Uzquiano travels carrying two monkeys. PHOTO: Marcos Uzquiano The jaguar is his spirit animal. Many significant moments in…
Women Irrigators of Challapata Put a Stop to Gold Mining | Mujeres regantes de Challapata le ponen freno a la minería del oro
By Mabel Franco, Opinion: This municipality in Oruro is the leading dairy producer in the western region of the country, and women play a vital role in securing food in these highland areas increasingly affected by drought. Last year, the Interinstitutional Committee for the Defense of the Environment of Challapata celebrated a significant victory: they…
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