Sophie Hares reports for Reuters: Cartoons and calendars help Bolivian farmers dampen fire risk TEPIC, Mexico (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A mix of high-tech satellite data and brightly colored cartoons is helping subsistence farmers around Riberalta in Bolivia’s northern Amazon pick the best time to burn off their land and reduce the risk of uncontrolled…
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Drought-hit Bolivia has seen almost HALF of its glaciers disappear in two decades due to climate change
Paul Cockerton reports for Mirror: Drought-hit Bolivia has seen almost HALF of its glaciers disappear in two decades due to climate change The country’s worst drought for 25 years has led to water rationing and slashed harvests. A state of emergency has been in force for 100 days in drought-hit Bolivia where climate change has…
Bolivia’s Disappearing Lake Poopo
Earth Island Journal reports: Bolivia’s Disappearing Lake BY LINDA FARTHING – FEBRUARY 1, 2017 As Lake Poopó vanishes, depleted by water diversions and warming temperatures, it leaves behind an uncertain future for Indigenous Urus Battered by the blinding sun that reigns supreme in Bolivia’s arid high plain, Urus-Muratos villagers from three Lake Poopó communities waited…
Bolivia’s Forest Loss is larger the size of Israel, El Salvador, Slovenia, Jamaica, and Lebanon combined!
A very important and alarming Sub-Editorial from Pagina Siete: Forest Loss Bolivia ranks seventh among the 10 countries with the greatest loss of forest areas between 1990 and 2015, according to a report from the digital version of Data La Nación, from Argentina, which in turn uses data from the Statistics Unit of the Organization…
Amid water crisis, Bolivia’s ruthless gov plans hydroelectric “mega-dams” despite opposition
Free Speech Radio News reports: Amid water crisis, Bolivia plans hydroelectric “mega-dams” despite opposition Bolivia has been in the midst of a major water crisis for more than a year now. Residents of the city of La Paz are under strict rationing rules. Glaciers are melting at an alarming pace. What was once the country’s…
A pipeline suffers ‘puncture’ in Carrasco well
El Deber reports: One duct suffers ‘puncture’ in Carrasco well The villagers fear possible water pollution. YPFB Chaco closed the well and plans to send water 3 DAYS AGO [news states it happened last Wednesday, December 28, 2016] A collection line for the Carrasco 9 well at the YPFB Chaco Carrasco plant suffered a ‘puncture’…
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