Editorial, El Deber: Illegal land occupation is undoubtedly the greatest challenge faced by agricultural producers in eastern Bolivia, especially in the department of Santa Cruz. This problem has been recurrent and seems to have no solution, as these invasions often go unpunished. However, there is now a glimmer of hope: the Government has just announced…
Tag: land-grabbing
Armed invaders take over the El Encanto | Avasalladores armados toman el predio El Encanto
By Paulo Alejandro Lizárraga Alvarado, Vision 360: There were clashes Santa Cruz: Armed invaders take over the El Encanto property, and Del Castillo warns of a strong hand This would be the fourth time that community members have tried to take over these lands as their own. Owners fear for crops and livestock. Police did…
Bolivia’s El Curichi Las Garzas protected area taken over by land-grabbers | La reserva protegida El Curichi Las Garzas de Bolivia es invadida por usurpadores de tierras
Mongabay: by Nelfi Fernández Reyes on 6 March 2024 | Translated by Hayley Smith Regardless of what satellite images show, inhabitants who have illegally planted crops within the protected area told committee officials that they “take care of Curichi”, because each union member’s rice plots do not exceed three hectares. Behind their crops, a row of trees is…
Emboldened encroachers threaten legitimate owners with death | Envalentonados avasalladores amenazan de muerte a dueños legítimos
Brújula Digital: The interculturals conquered lands in Las Londras | Los interculturales avasallaron tierras en Las Londras /Foto/RRSS The CAO proposes a registry of encroachers and that the law be applied against them The Eastern Agricultural Chamber (CAO) proposed the creation of a registry of encroachers and that the law be applied against people who…
Masismo: The war for territory | La guerra por el territorio
Manfredo Kempff, El Deber: The truth is that with all the pessimism that overwhelms us, all our protests and even breaks in our faith in the future, the phrase attributed to Galileo, in his trial before the Inquisition: “and yet it moves”, applies to what What happens in Santa Cruz. Contrary to what bothers masismo,…
Lands, hardship and chaos | Tierras, penuria y caos
Editorial, Los Tiempos: In addition to violating property rights, the encroachment on land threatens the food security of Bolivians and constitutes a pressure factor for chaotic urban growth, thus making impossible the planning and land use regulations established by law. In effect, these criminal actions perpetrated —often with violence— by organized groups have been more…
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