Editorial, El Deber: The call made by President Luis Arce to bring together mayors, governors, rectors and all their allied social movements in Cochabamba on Friday the 28th has the appearance of a mockery on the mobilized region, it reveals that his Government feels comfortable with the indefinite strike of Santa Cruz, who has no…
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Anti-democratic legacy of masismo | Legado antidemocrático del masismo
Editorial, Los Tiempos: The haulage of public servants Recently, one of the MAS legislators, nothing less than a regional caucus chief, did not even flinch when he was denounced for having asked the Minister of Government for “jobs” by letter -such his self-confidence-, and on the contrary “argued”, very loose of body, that the sine…
Not like that Mennonites, not like that! – ¡Así no menonitas, así no!
Mongabay Latam – Ivan Alejandro Paredes, El Deber: Bolivia: indigenous territories cornered by the agricultural expansion of a Mennonite community The incursion of Mennonites is reaching an intangible indigenous territory, which is San Antonio de Lomerío, the first indigenous municipality in Bolivia. The Global Forest Watch platform has detected more than 42 thousand deforestation alerts…
Chaco: Ñembi Guasu
Mongabay: The protected area that isn’t: Bolivia’s Ñembi Guasu beset by fires, farms, roads by Rocío Lloret on 17 October 2022 | Translated by Sarah Engel This report is part of a journalistic collaboration between Mongabay Latam, La Región and Red Ambiental de Información. ROBORÉ, Bolivia—The Ñembi Guasu region is referred to as the “great refuge” by the Guaraní people of…
The last eight fish of Lake Poopó – Los últimos ocho pescados del lago Poopó
Jose Pablo Criales, Opinion: The second largest lake in Bolivia made headlines in 2015 because it completely dried up. A good rainy season has returned the water to their basins, but rising temperatures, mining pollution and the diversion of their rivers threaten the lives of their people forever. Brake! –Cristina Mamani suddenly shouts– Stop, we…
In peril – ARMADILLO – En peligro
Los Tiempos: After sale of armadillos, biologists call for more wildlife control After the discovery of eight dead armadillos, also known as “tatús”, at a fish stall in the Arco market, several biologists ask the authorities to reinforce controls on the sale of wild animals. The armadillos were seized yesterday during an operation to control…
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