Gabriel Romano, La Prensa Latina: Oruro, Bolivia, Apr 1 (efe-epa).- Gazing at Lake Uru Uru in the southwestern Bolivian province of Oruro, the thought occurs that no amount of effort would be sufficient to reverse the environmental degradation which has left 90 percent of the lake bed a dried-up waste piled high with plastic and…
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Who governs Bolivia? – ¿Quién gobierna Bolivia?
Editorial, El Deber: La Chiquitania on the way to becoming another Chapare The Chiquitania is at risk. The protected area of Bajo Paraguá, which belongs to the municipality of San Ignacio de Velasco, has been crossed by clearings, trails and gaps, one of them 8 kilometers long and 12 meters wide, and in the area…
Bolivia probes deaths of 35 endangered condors
AFP, The Hindu: Authorities believe the birds were poisoned, possibly several days ago, though it is not clear if the species had been targeted. Bolivian environmental authorities on Sunday announced an investigation into the apparent poisoning of 35 Andean condors in a rural community, one of the most devastating such cases for the endangered species….
San Matias: en peligro – in peril
Editorial, El Deber: Mining operation in protected area Since the arrival of President Luis Arce Catacora, the Bolivian system of protected areas and forests has been suffering severe blows, due to the deinstitutionalization of the positions of the entities that have under their control this important natural wealth of the country. To this is added…
Depredadores – MAS – Predators
Manfredo Kempff, El Diario: Assault in the national parks A sign of civilization and culture in a country is to create and support its protected areas, and within that is, of course, the maintenance and care of national parks, which are specific areas, where vegetation, waters and the fauna cannot be trampled by man. In…
Lake Poopó: why Bolivia’s second largest lake disappeared – and how to bring it back
The Conversation: A huge lake in Bolivia has almost entirely disappeared. Lake Poopó used to be the country’s second largest, after Lake Titicaca, and just a few decades ago in its wet season peak it would stretch almost 70km end to end and cover an area of 3,000 sq km – the size of a small country…
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