How can we manage illegality in today’s Bolivia?

Humberto Vacaflor writes in El Deber: Manage illegality There is an area of the end of year balance, that will probably be bypassed by officers and employees of the Government. It is a balance that would help understand the pride of the Minister of Economy and his covered, concealed or re-covered helpers. Should be called:…

Forestry 101: The context of deforestation and forest degradation in Bolivia

The following Executive Summary is from an excellent document produced by the Center for International Forestry Research, CIFOR, for the whole document, please use the link below: The context of deforestation and forest degradation in Bolivia Drivers, agents and institutions Robert Müller – Georg-August-Universität Göttingen Pablo Pacheco – Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) Juan Carlos Montero – Universidad de…

Illegal land take overs are the best example of this gov’s inability to govern!

El Diario reports: 120 raids of illegal groups 50 farms still enslaved Properties affected, producers expressed their expectation for the return of legal certainty in agribusiness of Santa Cruz. The “grabbers” gave way to the commission of crimes as cattle theft, attempted murder and rape, besides economic damage as a result of criminal actions [estelionato…