El Diario reports: Community members afflicted by stain in Titicaca The community members of the extensive body of water near Pata Patani Island, south of the sacred lake, are distressed because a stain appeared that was possibly caused by environmental pollution. The fact resembles what happened in 2015, when a contaminated “stain” of water, but…
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Bolivian Prosecutor’s office is a declared enemy of our biodiversity!
El Diario reports: Prosecutor would not open case for illegal sale of vicuña fiber The Environmental Forestry Police (Pofoma) denounced that the Prosecutor’s Office did not want to receive the report for the illegal sale of vicuña fiber, a species in danger of extinction. “When we detained this person (Elena M) and we sent…
Overflow of the Parapetí River in Charagua, Santa Cruz
ReliefWeb reports, excerpt pertaining Bolivia follow: Natural Disasters Monitoring – March 21, 2018 Severe Weather : Bolivia (update) On 20 March 2018, the Bolivia Civil Defense reported the Lagunillas Council declared the town of Charagua, Cordillera Province, Santa Cruz Department, a disaster zone due to recent heavy rain that caused an overflow of the Parapetí…
Santa Cruz, Bolivia experiences uncontrolled deforestation!
Santa Cruz de la Sierra was considered the fastest growing city in South America (70s – 80s) and as such now carries the more entrepreneurial society in Bolivia. Santa Cruz Department is credited with the production of close to 70% of the food in Bolivia … nevertheless, it is also striking to see how weather…
Bolivian indigenous people confirm rejection of dams!
By the end of the 20th century, in separate studies, both the World Bank and USAID came to the conclusion that dams were not viable over the long run, that their consequences would be more damaging to the overall environment. Now, we see that many countries around the world are looking at ways to mitigate…
Bolivia Bust Shows Demand for Wildlife in China, a “friendly” country of evo …
This is a horrendous crime by the “ally” of evo … this guy despises the capitalism and empire … however, he has no remorse by engaging with countries like Iran, Venezuela, Cuba, Russia and China [and used to be friend with the totalitarian regimes of Libya and Syria] … so this sorry excuse of a…
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