Editorial, El Deber: His name was Francisco Marupa, he was 68 years old, and he belonged to the Leco indigenous people, who live around Madidi National Park and the Apolo province—an area overrun by illegal gold mining, with almost no state presence. He was murdered, and the reasons for his death remain unclear, but the…
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An Indigenous man from the Leco People is murdered in Madidi, and land and illegal mining mafias are blamed for the act | Asesinan a un indígena del Pueblo Leco en el Madidi y culpan del hecho a las mafias de la tierra y de la minería ilegal
By Mery Vaca, Sumando Voces, Brújula Digital: Dionicio Gutiérrez, great captain of the Indigenous Originary Territory (TCO) of the Leco People, reported that Francisco Marupa’s body was found in his chaco this Friday morning The CPILAP leadership coordinates investigative actions with the Police and the Naval Base in San Buenaventura. Photo: CPILAP “They didn’t just…
Grupo Uru Uru logra la milagrosa recuperación de un lago que antes era tóxico: así lograron lo impensable | Group stages miraculous revival of once-toxic lake — here’s how they accomplished the unthinkable
Por Susan Elizabeth Turek, TheCoolDown: La cercana mina San José vierte sus tuberías en el lago Crédito de foto: Equator Initiative El equipo Uru Uru, lanzado en 2019 por jóvenes indígenas, está trayendo esperanza al otrora impresionante lago Uru Uru. Este lago boliviano solía albergar cientos de flamencos, pero su número ha disminuido debido a…
Fired for initiating 15 administrative cases against miners who entered the protected area to extract gold | Despedidos por iniciar 15 procesos administrativos en contra de mineros que ingresaron al área protegida a explotar oro
By Sumando Voces; Hortencia Rivera, Eju.tv: Sernap dismissed two rangers from the Manuripi Reserve with 23 and 15 years of service after they initiated 15 cases against miners The head of Natural Resource Protection at the Manuripi Amazon Wildlife Reserve (Pando), Luke López Beyuma, denounced that both he and park ranger Ignacio Huary Palomequi were…
Lakes Uru Uru and Poopó Improve Thanks to Rainfall | Mejoran los lagos Uru Uru y Poopó gracias a las lluvias
By La Patria: Monitoring System at Lake Uru Uru / Gador Recent rainfall has benefited Lakes Uru Uru and Poopó, raising hope among nearby communities. The rain recorded during the first weeks of this year has significantly improved the conditions of Lakes Uru Uru and Poopó. This information was provided by Olson Paravicini, the departmental…
Pando: Illegal mining in the Manuripi Amazon Reserve | Minería ilegal en Reserva Amazónica Manuripi
By Erbol, El Diario: Illegal mining activity confirmed in the Manuripi Amazon Reserve The governor of Pando, Regis Richter, confirmed yesterday the presence of “illegal mining activity” within the Manuripi Amazonian Wildlife National Reserve, a nationally protected area located in the heart of the Bolivian Amazon. In a statement on his social media platform Facebook,…
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