The Oruro Governor must now take appropriate measures to ensure sustainable development of this lake. We knew that a source of the draining of this lake was mining activities, whereas they would be illegal or not, they should stop using this water. People complain about their way of living, they use natural resources ot the…
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Bolivia’s path to urban resilience
The World Bank is naive when speaking about current government in Bolivia, they forget to mention the large quantity of civilians that were brought from the highlands to Beni and Pando, without any planning and proper logistics. evo offered land for free and made other promises that are still pending and those population are having…
evo’s new master does as it pleases! Bolivian Labor and Environment under peril by China!
El Diario reports: Chinese companies violate labor regulations in the country Several Chinese companies were reported to the government authorities about the recurrent breach of labor laws in Bolivia by Chinese citizens. In many cases, such as the one in Chuquisaca, where Asian personnel have exercised violent actions against workers, the same applies to environmental…
TIPNIS: Amazon biodiversity hotspot to suffer even more losses after contentious law passed
Bolivian Thoughts opinion: evo’s government is loyal to the coca growers whose produce goes more than 90% to cocaine production. So, it is sadly understood his relentless pursuit for more land to grow this addictive and illegal drug. That is also why he pushes to continue in power, after wasting over $160 billion dollars, he…
Madidi 101: Exploring the Bolivian Jungle!
Claire Boobbyer reports for Independent: Madidi 101: Exploring the Bolivian Jungle! The recently released ‘Jungle’ biopic charts the epic survival story of an Israeli tourist who was lost for three weeks. Claire Boobbyer discovers the magic of Madidi for herself. The slender branches bounce with shrieking monkeys and barking blue-faced hoatzin, a prehistoric avian throwback. Spider, squirrel and…
Can Bolivia Achieve Equitable, Sustainable Extractivism? Of course NOT!!!
Thomas Murphy reports for Brown Political View: Can Bolivia Achieve Equitable, Sustainable Extractivism? Evo Morales has been the President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia since 2006. The term “Plurinational State,” adopted by the 2009 constitution that President Morales himself helped formulate, explicitly describes the country not as a nation-state but as a solidaristic union of diverse…
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