By El Diario: The world buys the mineral, and Bolivia sells it While the world is buying gold, in Bolivia it is being sold—and it’s in private hands. Faced with this situation, the government must recover sovereignty over gold; that is, if there is political will, illegal mining companies should be eliminated and only formal…
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331 Properties Seized | Avasallan 331 predios
By Álvaro Rosales, Unitel: Productive sector reports 331 properties seized across the country and calls for an end to illegal land takeovers After a meeting with the Santa Cruz Governorship, the Departmental Court of Justice (TDJ), and the Prosecutor’s Office, the president of the Eastern Agricultural Chamber (CAO) recalled that the sector’s productive agenda prioritizes…
Illegal mining multiplies due to high international prices | Minería ilegal se multiplica por altos precios internacionales
By El Potosi: Gold and silver are luring many because of today’s spectacular market values. Many want to enter the mining business. El Potosí The high international prices of various minerals appear to be encouraging the growth of legal mining in the Department of Potosí. The dean of the Faculty of Mining Engineering at Tomás Frías…
Indigenous women with high mercury concentrations | Mujeres indígenas con altas concentraciones de mercurio
By Erbol, El Diario: Nine out of ten, according to a Cedib study A pilot study on mercury exposure and the health status of women from indigenous communities living along the Beni and Madre de Dios river basins in the Amazon revealed that nine out of ten indigenous women of childbearing age show concentrations above…
In Bolivia, Ramsar sites are on the brink of extinction due to the failure to enforce environmental laws | En Bolivia los sitios Ramsar están en peligro de extinción por incumplimiento de las leyes
By Agencia de Noticias Ambientales, Erbol: From the breathtaking high-Andean wetlands (bofedales) rich in cushion plants and glacier-fed waters, to the lush Amazonian wetlands formed by vast alluvial plains that host a wide biodiversity of mammals, birds, and fish, these ecosystems are being severely impacted by fires, mining, land-use changes, and the lack of enforcement…
Felipe Cáceres in the spotlight: fourth former anti-drug chief close to Evo Morales tainted by drug trafficking | Felipe Cáceres en la mira: cuarto exjefe antidrogas cercano a Evo Morales salpicado por narcotráfico
By Eju.tv: Felipe Cáceres when he was head of the Vice Ministry of Social Defense. Photo: Sol de Pando In 72 hours, former anti-drug czar and Elba Terán fall for drug trafficking, government reaction deemed late – Felipe Cáceres, fourth former anti-drug chief under Evo Morales linked to narcotrafficking – “I don’t know what’s happening…
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