By H. C. F. Mansilla, Brújula Digital: Being generous, we can estimate that about 10,000 people read Brújula Digital and similar newspapers daily. Stretching generosity further, perhaps 100,000 readers across the country share the core ideas these media outlets propagate. This is less than 1% of Bolivia’s population of over 11 million. Though seemingly insignificant, this figure…
Tag: environmental damage
Park rangers denounce retaliation: Marcos Uzquiano is dismissed after warning about illegal mining | Guardaparques denuncian represalias: Marcos Uzquiano es despedido tras alertar sobre minería ilegal
By Brujula Digital, El Dia: Uzquiano, known for his fight in defense of the environment, expressed his disapproval on social media. Marcos Uzquiano is removed from his position. The government has dismissed Marcos Uzquiano, head of Protection for the Beni Biological Station and director of the Bolivian Park Rangers Association, along with Guido García Carballo,…
Animals for Sale | Animales en venta
Editorial, Los Tiempos: The recent rescue of wildlife being sold at La Pampa market in Cochabamba once again highlights the lack of control exercised by environmental and zoonosis authorities over the trade of exotic species. The operation resulted in the rescue of 14 wild birds. Among them were three parakeets (Brotogeris spp), four monk parakeets…
Incendios forestales en Bolivia queman un área récord, arrasando hogares y cultivos | Bolivia wildfires burn record area, scorching homes and farms
Por Monica Machicao y Daniel Ramos, Reuters; AOL: LA PAZ (Reuters) – Los incendios forestales en Bolivia han arrasado más de 10 millones de hectáreas (24,7 millones de acres) este año, principalmente en el trópico oriental del país, rompiendo récords de la peor temporada de incendios de su historia y quemando un área del tamaño…
Tarija Chaco Indigenous Declare Emergency Over Pilcomayo Pollution | Indígenas del Chaco en emergencia por contaminación del Pilcomayo
By Brujula Digital Indigenous Peoples of the Tarija Chaco Declare Emergency Over Mining Pollution in the Pilcomayo River They issued a manifesto calling on the authorities of the governments of Bolivia, Argentina, and Paraguay to address this issue. Representatives of the Indigenous Peoples of the Tarija Chaco Gathered for the Pilcomayo. Photo: Provided by the…
They denounce that there are settlements in areas of Madidi burned by fires | Denuncian que hay asentamientos en lugares del Madidi quemados por incendios
By El Dia: The Abel Iturralde Platform for the Defense of Protected Areas and the National Coordination for the Defense of Indigenous, Native, Peasant Territories and Protected Areas (Contiocap) raised the alert. Reference image of a forest fire The Abel Iturralde Platform for the Defense of Protected Areas and the National Coordination for the Defense…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 