By La Patria: Recovering Lake Poopó is an urgent challenge, as it is one of Bolivia’s most devastated and fragile ecosystems • Diario Uno The future of Lake Poopó depends on an effective strategy for its conservation and comprehensive restoration. Environmental Crisis of Lake Poopó Currently, Lake Poopó, located more than 3,600 meters above sea…
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Gold Still Flows in Madidi | El oro sigue fluyendo en Madidi
By Jimena Mercado, AGENCIA DE NOTICIAS AMBIENTALES, Erbol: Ruth Alípaz: Illegal Mining Continues in Amazon Rivers Despite Agro-Environmental Court Rulings Despite Environmental Order No. SP-TAA 012/2025, issued by the Full Chamber of the Agro-Environmental Court on September 30, 2025, which established urgent environmental precautionary measures to halt illegal mining and protect the Tuichi River, located…
The Invisible Geography of the Roadblocks | La geografía invisible de los bloqueos
By Javier Gómez, Rimay Pampa: After three weeks of social and political conflict, and an analysis of the areas where each roadblock was established, it becomes clear that behind the social demands lies an overlap of legal, informal, and illegal economies competing for control of Bolivian territory. The road accessibility map released by the ABC…
Protected Areas Endangered by Irregular Mining Rights | Áreas protegidas peligran por derechos mineros irregulares
By El Diario: Bolivia’s 15 protected areas face high risk due to mining rights granted irregularly decades ago, which, if efforts are made to consolidate them, could lead to the extinction of natural heritage and biodiversity wealth as a result of uncontrollable illegal mining activity. Biologist Alfredo Fuentes, a researcher affiliated with the National Herbarium…
Rangers Push Back on Social Media Gag | Guardaparques rechazan mordaza en redes
By El Día: Park rangers reject Sernap directive limiting them to providing information on social media about protected areas Sernap also ordered that all communication be carried out only through official accounts, in order to safeguard the institution’s image. Bolivian park rangers. Photo: Sernap The Bolivian Association of Park Rangers and Conservation Agents (Abolac) expressed…
Illegal Mining Threatens Bolivia | La minería ilegal amenaza a Bolivia
By Sumando Voces: Study Warns of the Expansion of Illegal Mining in Bolivia and Raises Alarm Over Environmental and Economic Impacts Mining dredges. Photo: CPILAP A recent investigation warns that illegal mining has ceased to be a marginal phenomenon and has become a structural threat that compromises the economy, the ecosystem, and national security. The…
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