By the end of the 20th century, in separate studies, both the World Bank and USAID came to the conclusion that dams were not viable over the long run, that their consequences would be more damaging to the overall environment. Now, we see that many countries around the world are looking at ways to mitigate…
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TIPNIS: Amazon biodiversity hotspot to suffer even more losses after contentious law passed
Bolivian Thoughts opinion: evo’s government is loyal to the coca growers whose produce goes more than 90% to cocaine production. So, it is sadly understood his relentless pursuit for more land to grow this addictive and illegal drug. That is also why he pushes to continue in power, after wasting over $160 billion dollars, he…
Bolivian Indigenous group teams up against re-nomination of egocentric evo
El Diario reports: Indigenous group teams up against re-nomination Original indigenous organizations opposed to the Movement to Socialism (MAS) met in the north of Potosí, and issued a pronouncement by which they commit to work together in defense of democracy and against Evo Morales to run again for the presidency, reported radio Pío XII of…
Can Bolivia Achieve Equitable, Sustainable Extractivism? Of course NOT!!!
Thomas Murphy reports for Brown Political View: Can Bolivia Achieve Equitable, Sustainable Extractivism? Evo Morales has been the President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia since 2006. The term “Plurinational State,” adopted by the 2009 constitution that President Morales himself helped formulate, explicitly describes the country not as a nation-state but as a solidaristic union of diverse…
TIPNIS leaders march in Germany and denounce the Bolivian State of the coca grower caudillo
ANF reports in Pagina Siete: TIPNIS leaders march in Germany and denounce the Bolivian State The president of the TIPNIS, Fabián Gil and the president of the women, Marqueza Teco participated in the mobilization. One of the leaders of the Isiboro Sécure Indigenous Territory and National Park (TIPNIS) marched for the Climate, this Saturday in…
Lawsuit at the International Rights of Nature Tribunal against the Bolivian Government!
World Highways report: Bolivia road project in dispute First publishedon http://www.WorldHighways.com There is strong resistance mounting in Bolivia against the construction of a road link through the country’s TIPNIS national park, a conservation area. The new road is intended to improve transport connections between Villa Tunari and San Ignacio de Moxos. However the project has…
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