By Entorno, Brujula Digital: In the mining center of Tipuani, Chinese investors remain distant and difficult to locate. Their silent presence is transforming the region, raising questions, tensions, and a growing sense of division Fidel Véliz, a victim of the disaster, tries to enter his house through the contaminated water. Photo: Entorno The water reaches…
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The Gold Mining Dredges Are Cornering the Manuripi Amazon Reserve in Bolivia | Las dragas de la minería del oro acorralan a la reserva amazónica Manuripi en Bolivia
By Iván Paredes Tamayo/ Mongabay Latam, La Region: At the beginning of 2025, illegal mining even entered the Manuripi reserve. Although there were military operations, the dredges withdrew to nearby areas. With only five park rangers for more than 700,000 hectares, communities denounce fuel smuggling and lack of oversight. Illegal mining knows no borders. That…
Illegal mining takes hold after land seizures in the Monte Verde Indigenous Territory | Minería ilegal se afianza tras avasallamientos en el Territorio Indígena Monte Verde
By CEJIS-ODPIB, La Region: Indigenous leaders from the Paiconeka Central of San Javier denounced that the land seizures reported in March have facilitated the entry of heavy machinery for the illegal extraction of gold, without prior consultation and causing visible damage to the forest. Illegal gold mining is advancing in the Monte Verde Indigenous Territory,…
When Gold Is Worth More Than Life: The Criminal Spiral of Illegal Mining in Bolivia | Cuando el oro vale más que la vida: la espiral criminal de la minería ilegal en Bolivia
By ANA Bolivia: “No effective control halts the flow of the mineral that enriches mafia networks while displacing communities, corrupting authorities, and replacing state power with de facto structures,” says Jaime Cuellar. La Paz, May 11 (ANA).- Bolivia is on the verge of a silent territorial takeover, fueled not only by illegal gold but by…
Indigenous Territory is crossed by 180 illegal gold mining rafts | Territorio Indígena está atravesado por 180 balsas auríferas ilegales
By Cejis, Erbol: MADRE DE DIOS RIVER CEJIS: Multiethnic Indigenous Territory II is crossed by 180 illegal gold mining rafts Along the 183 kilometers of the Madre de Dios River that cross the Multiethnic Indigenous Territory II (TIM II), 180 out of 203 active gold mining rafts operate illegally in unauthorized areas. Only 22 are…
Andean cat at high risk of extinction | Gato andino en alto riesgo de extinción
By El Diario: The Andean cat, found in the wild in Bolivia, is at high risk of extinction in the Apolobamba National Integrated Management Natural Area, as gold mining, habitat fragmentation, and extensive llama and alpaca ranching—which encroach on wetlands and bodies of water vital to the small feline—could lead to its disappearance. In response…
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