By Brujula Digital: Report: Illegal gold mining in Bolivia is growing and causing severe impacts Bolivia’s Amazon is undergoing rapid degradation linked to alluvial mining, especially in the departments of La Paz, Beni, and Pando. Dredges and barges operate in rivers such as the Kaka, Beni, Madre de Dios, and Orthon. Illegal gold mining is…
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What Did They Do with the Natural Resources? | ¿Qué hicieron con los recursos naturales?
By Marianela Curi, Brujula Digital: I want to think and trust that the gap between rhetoric and practice that prevailed over the past 20 years will finally be eliminated, and that coherence and strategic vision will prevail on this issue of great importance for the country. Volunteers try to extinguish a forest fire. ABI photo….
Agroecological municipalities free of mining activity | Municipios agroecológicos libres de actividad minera
By Agencia de Noticias Ambientales, Erbol: Municipalities and Indigenous Peoples ask Paz and Lara for definitive rejection of mining requests in those territories Through a letter addressed to the president- and vice president-elect, Rodrigo Paz and Edman Lara respectively, sent by Indigenous peoples, mayors’ offices and civil society organizations, they requested the definitive rejection of…
Government must recover sovereignty over Bolivian gold | Gobierno debe recuperar la soberanía del oro boliviano
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…
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…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 