By Carolina Galarza, El Deber: Reference image | Getty Images Minister Ríos reported seven active wildfires in the country this Sunday. He highlighted that in 2025, the affected areas have not exceeded 200,000 hectares, while, on the same date in 2024, the fires consumed between 4 and 5 million hectares. The Minister of Environment and…
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Santa Cruz reports 7 forest fires and 467 heat hotspots | Santa Cruz reporta 7 incendios forestales y 467 focos de calor
By El Diario: The Early Warning System for Forest Fires (Satif) reported yesterday 467 heat hotspots and seven active fires in the department of Santa Cruz, distributed across the municipalities of San Ignacio de Velasco (2), Carmen Rivero Torrez (1), San Matías (1), San Miguel (1), and San José (1), according to Paulo Viruez, director…
¿Qué está en juego para el medioambiente en las próximas elecciones de Bolivia? | What’s at stake for the environment in Bolivia’s upcoming elections?
Por Maxwell Radwin, Mongabay: El 17 de agosto, los bolivianos elegirán presidente, vicepresidente y 166 parlamentarios. En cuanto a políticas ambientales, el país encara decisiones cruciales sobre compromisos climáticos, desarrollo del litio, minería ilegal de oro y deforestación en la Amazonía y la Chiquitanía. La mayoría de los candidatos son ambiguos o silencian estos temas,…
The Great Lithium Foul Play | La gran cochinada del litio
By Juan José Toro, Visión 360: Such shamelessness has only been seen before in the disgraceful parliamentary approval of the 1904 Treaty of Friendship and Boundaries with Chile, through which Bolivia renounced its rights over the Litoral. Luis Arce and his circle are on their way out and, despite already having their pockets full, they…
Presidential Debate: Candidates Fail to Address Mercury Pollution from Gold Mining | Debate presidencial: candidatos no plantean soluciones a la contaminación por mercurio en la explotación del oro
By Erbol: ELECTIONS 2025 Environmental News Agency None of the eight presidential candidates who participated in the first presidential debate—organized by the Plurinational Electoral Body (OEP) in coordination with the National Association of Journalists of Bolivia (ANPB) and the Confederation of Private Entrepreneurs of Bolivia (CEPB)—presented any solution to the environmental, soil, and river pollution…
Pilcomayo, the River That Once Gave Life Now Lies in Agony | Pilcomayo, el río que daba vida y que ahora agoniza
By Leonel Suárez, El País: Fish depletion and mining pollution are recurring issues. The environmental tragedy continues, while the voices of Indigenous peoples remain unheard by authorities The Pilcomayo River—a vital thread flowing through southern Bolivia—sustains hundreds of Indigenous communities, including the Weenhayek, Tapiete, and Guaraní peoples in the department of Tarija. Today, it is…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 