By ANF, Eju.tv: Comcipo and peasant communities reject miners’ request to enter the Uyuni Salt Flat The Minister of Environment and Water, Álvaro Ruiz, clarified that the cooperative miners’ aspiration is not to enter the Uyuni Salt Flat to carry out exploitation work, but rather to operate in the surrounding areas. The Potosinista Civic Committee…
Tag: indigenous rights
Use of water for lithium: What will quinoa producers live on? | Uso del agua para el litio: ¿de qué vamos a vivir los productores de quinua?
By Erbol: Ayllu Huatari and the use of water for lithium: What will quinoa producers live on? Great promises of economic well-being through lithium exploitation face an unavoidable reality: water—yes, enormous quantities of water are required to exploit this mineral. However, communities living in areas surrounding the Uyuni, Coipasa, and other salt flats, such as…
Community members contaminated with arsenic, lead, and mercury will make their voices heard in the Legislature | Comunarios contaminados con arsénico, plomo y mercurio se harán escuchar en el Legislativo
By Vision 360: Mining contamination Three Indigenous organizations from Oruro, La Paz, and Potosí will arrive in La Paz this Friday to participate in a public hearing at the ALP. They will denounce the contamination affecting their residents as a consequence of mining. A highland resident undergoes an analysis to measure mercury damage. PHOTO: Cenda…
Indigenous people reject Kailasa, and masismo remains silent. Why don’t they speak out? What are they hiding? | Indígenas rechazan a Kailasa y el masismo calla. ¿Por qué no se pronuncian? ¿Qué ocultan?
By Silvana Vincenti, El Deber: Cidob says Kailasa already has homes in the territories: the Government remains silent Justo Molina, president of the Confederation of Indigenous Peoples of Bolivia (Cidob), stated that there are about 20 houses in the Cayubaba territory and that this religious group has been contacting indigenous peoples for three years. “They…
Madidi: Denouncement that interest in land and gold encourages usurpers to harass indigenous people | Denuncian que el interés por la tierra y el oro promueven que avasalladores acosen a indígenas
By Erbol: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION The Bolivian Commission for the Defense of Protected Areas (COPDEAPBO) denounced that the long-standing interest in acquiring large tracts of land and the recent incursion of illegal gold mining in the Madidi National Park and Integrated Natural Management Area have led to the formation of groups of usurpers who seize land…
The Tacana Women’s Route, recognized as a sustainable and high-quality tourist destination | La Ruta de la Mujer Tacana, reconocida como un destino turístico sostenible y de calidad
By ADMIN, Fundación Solon: On March 4, the tourist destination Rurrenabaque Madidi Pampas, with the project “The History of the Tacana Women’s Route,” won first place in the Prosperous Communities category of the Green Destinations Story Awards 2025 at the ITB in Berlin. This achievement positions the municipality as a key community-based and sustainable destination. The…
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