Pagina Siete reports on the new change in the environmental license requisite. Chances are that in order to “expedite” the willingness of current Bolivian government to offer more projects, the damage could be greater onto Bolivian indigenous communities and our National Park System, if current provision, later on, gets expanded. TIPNIS is not a small…
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Bolivian deforestation 101
FAN is one of the most credible environmental institutions in South America. El Diario publishes a saddening and cruel reality: FAN-Bolivia reveals that loss of 1,820,000 hectares of forest, affects production, health and biological diversity in the country Research puts Santa Cruz as the Department most affected, 76% having been deforested at the national level….
Blockades and threats of violence against TIPNIS’ defenders and the Ninth protest-walk, April 2012
TIPNIS’ 9th protest-walk is under fire, this cartoon is from El Dia, March 27, 2012. It reads “Beating without responsible ones” and below that: “the chain of command was broken!” so that the cruel, unnecessary beating from the police force to the 8th protest-walk of last year’s. No one takes the responsibility for that atrocious…
Positive: raid to punish those who endanger our environment, Oruro carnival
This is a positive measure, although much is still needed to change perceptions over these type of people, Williams Farfan reports for La Razon: During a three-day operation, troops of the forestry police and environment have seized at least 95 stuffed animals that were used by fraternities at the ‘entrance’ to the Carnival of Oruro….
Pollution continues in Titicaca Lake
Bolivia needs to protect more its wonderful and unique environment. It’s commendable the way the TIPNIS people continue to fight for their rights and to also protect the National Park that belongs to all of us. In this occasion, a word of caution regarding the way pollution is threatening the beautiful Titicaca Lake. This cartoon…
TIPNIS needs to be protected, February 5, 2012
Current government has changed its tactics, after a pale welcoming of the group of people who want a road to cut the TIPNIS, now they are working in the National Assembly (former Congress) a law that will open up the possibility for such road. In the meantime, public opinion is reflected as follows: This is…
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