After the appointment of Alejandro Santos Laura as the new Minister of Mining and Metallurgy was announced, Cecilia Requena, senator for Comunidad Ciudadana (CC), described it as “tragic” that the Government continues to neglect its duty to preserve protected areas, indigenous territories, forests, and natural resources by handing over this government portfolio to the mining…
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Encroachers and Illegal Miners | Avasalladores y mineros ilegales
Tatiana Castro, Los Tiempos: Park Rangers Must Face Harassment from Encroachers and Illegal Miners Park rangers must confront the lack of human resources, adverse working conditions, harassment from encroachers, and judicial harassment in their tasks of protecting the 23 parks and protected areas in Bolivia. They feel defenseless and unauthorized. The vice president of the…
An incapable State CANNOT stop illegal mining | Un Estado incapaz NO puede parar la minería ilegal
ANF: Specialists: Joint State-population action is required to stop illegal mining The cooperative members have deputies, senators, representatives in the mining secretariats of the governorates, they impose authorities in Senarecom, in AJAM, in Sergeomin. La Paz, December 22, 2023 (ANF).- To stop illegal mining, particularly gold mining, which has been plundering and appropriating the country’s natural…
Dry Lakes | Lagos secos
ANF: Laguna Cáceres aggravates the situation of dry lakes in the country In addition to the Cáceres lagoon, Lake Titicaca and Achocalla lagoon, Lake Poopó and Uru Uru, Alalay lagoon, Concepción lagoon, Encanto, Aguas Claras and Claracuta are also in a critical situation. A comparative image of the water level of the lagoon. Composition: ANF….
They ask for international support for the rights of indigenous peoples | Piden apoyo internacional por derechos de pueblos indígenas
El Diario: The representative for Creemos, María René Álvarez, announced that she had sent eight notes to different United Nations rapporteurs to advocate for the rights of indigenous peoples and to denounce the forest fires that this year totaled 3.3 million hectares burned in national territory. During an interview with the international network CNN, Álvarez…
Loss of biodiversity will cause food crisis | Pérdida de la biodiversidad originará crisis alimentaria
El Diario: Given the delayed reaction to stop fires in the country The loss of thousands of hectares of forest due to devastating fires and uncontrolled logging, in addition to thousands of dead animals and pollution will bring a “complicated food crisis” to the country, which will be reflected in the low production of some…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 