From the Ecologist: Development and duplicity in the case of the Chepete and El Bala dams Two proposed hydroelectric dams in Bolivia are set to create a serious socio-ecological calamity. They are emblematic of the injustices that have been a consistent feature of the Morales government. JONATHAN ELWELL investigates The decades-old developmental fantasy of using…
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The world’s greatest biodiversity is in the Madidi Park, Bolivia!
Madidi MUST be protected at ALL COST! we and the world must let the coca caudillo in power to stop his delusional and absurd dam construction in El Bala and Chapete, we must preserve Madidi as is! The above opinion is from Bolivian Thoughts. EFE reports via El Diario, the photos are in the internet:…
Conservationists rush to save Bolivian turtles threatened by egg trafficking
Regardless of who is at the Bolivian government, my respect and admiration for the Bolivian Park Rangers, for the local and international NGOs that over decades, have helped our biodiversity, thank you! The above opinion is from Bolivian Thoughts. Mongabay reports: Conservationists rush to save Bolivian turtles threatened by egg trafficking BY EDUARDO FRANCO BERTON ON 15…
Madidi 101: Exploring the Bolivian Jungle!
Claire Boobbyer reports for Independent: Madidi 101: Exploring the Bolivian Jungle! The recently released ‘Jungle’ biopic charts the epic survival story of an Israeli tourist who was lost for three weeks. Claire Boobbyer discovers the magic of Madidi for herself. The slender branches bounce with shrieking monkeys and barking blue-faced hoatzin, a prehistoric avian throwback. Spider, squirrel and…
Lost Tourist Says Monkeys Saved Him in the Amazon
Elizabeth Unger writes for the National Geographic: Lost Tourist Says Monkeys Saved Him in the Amazon Locals believe the young man angered forest spirits—before he disappeared mysteriously for nine days—but he is just glad to be alive. [to watch the above video, please use the link down below] RURRENABAQUE, BOLIVIAIn the Bolivian Amazon, where…
A compelling reason why not build dams in Bolivia: New species are registered in Madidi
El Diario reports: New species are registered in Madidi Dozens of new species of mammals, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and hundreds of butterflies were discovered by a scientific expedition in the Bolivian park Madidi. The terrestrial paradise of biodiversity, little explored is located in the Amazon of Bolivia and adjacent to Peru; The Madidi Reserve…
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