Illegal settlers promote these fires, country-wide, they have NO respect to our biodiversity, they laugh at our laws and enforcement agencies. This government has done nothing to prevent these illegal activity from happening. It is an outrage and our biodiversity suffers and certainly our people in the future! The above is the opinion of Bolivian…
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Illegal trade in timber is unstoppable
A sad but true Editorial from El Diario: Illegal trade in timber is unstoppable The felling of trees in forests and jungles of the country goes back many decades; but in recent times this type of drain to our timber wealth grew, no one put a stop to the action of irresponsible people who, even…
Anarchy continues to invade land and destroy gabions that protect the environment!
Fernando Rojas reports for El Deber: They announce proceedings against illegal seizure of land people that divert river Searpi warns about the irregular channel built, that could flood 70,000 to 100,000 ha of the productive land of the boundary between Santistevan and Guarayos. Service Water Channeling Regularisation and Pirai River (Searpi), the technical arm of…
Bolivian government incapable to provide protection: encroachment continues!
Christian Moya reports for El Dia: Owners seek evictions There are still 62 properties in Santa Cruz subjugated Lands. Illegal take overs are affecting 42 urban and 20 rural land properties in the Santa Cruz department. In Santa Cruz, 62 properties in both urban and rural areas remain subjugated. The owners claim promptly to the…
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…
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