Cruceños in emergency Constitutional ruling annuls the protection of aquifers The board of the Pro Santa Cruz Committee met after the constitutional ruling. The ruling has sparked concern in the region, as there are fears that it will have a negative impact on the environment. Governorate / El Deber The Plurinational Constitutional Court (TCP) left…
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Worst harvest=hunger | La peor cosecha=hambruna
Save the Children, WebWire: “This is one of the worst harvests I have had in my life”: Families in Bolivia Confront Hunger as Drought Destroys Vital Potato Crop In Bolivia’s highlands, where life’s rhythm largely follows the agricultural calendar, a crop emergency is unfolding and pushing families to the brink of hunger, Save the Children said….
The “decertification” | La “descertificación”
Editorial, Los Tiempos: The recent US “decertification” of Bolivia in the fight against drug trafficking is not surprising; what is striking are the reactions that this announcement provoked. That the United States Government has included Bolivia in the list of countries with the greatest production and transit of drugs and accuses the administration of the…
Choré Forest Reserve is non-existent due to deforestation | Reserva forestal del Choré es inexistente por la deforestación
El Mundo: The El Choré Forest Production Reserve, created through a Supreme Decree of 1966, for the exclusive use of wood, today is almost non-existent due to deforestation, expansion of the agricultural frontier and encroachments. “Currently in this area there is not a single logging activity, all there is is agriculture and even coca plantations.”…
Agro giant Cargill tied to deforestation in Bolivia’s Chiquitano forest | El gigante agrícola Cargill está vinculado a la deforestación en el bosque chiquitano de Bolivia
Maxwell Radwin, Mongabay: by Maxwell Radwin on 11 September 2023 Global food giant Cargill has been tied to the destruction of thousands of hectares of dry tropical forest, which were cleared in eastern Bolivia to make room for soy production. The food distributor purchased soy from farms in the Santa Cruz department where more than 20,000 hectares…
The growing water crisis | La creciente crisis hídrica
Editorial, Los Tiempos: The current water shortage in much of the country requires urgent actions to mitigate its consequences; these would also have to serve to define long-range programs, since water insecurity will not disappear with the arrival of the rainy season. Indeed, except for the humid plain region: essentially Beni, Pando and the north…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 