This cartoon is from La Prensa, December 13, 2011. It portrays what happened with TiPNIS as of today: road was stopped and indigenous group was stripped out of their economic activities. Coca growers and other groups interested in the use of TIPNIS’ resources became more visible: illegal settlers (coca growers) and illegal activities (narcotraffick) were…
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Coca growers against the TIPNIS intangible condition…
This cartoon appeared in El Dia, December 3, 2011. The “intangibility” concept has resulted a headache to the indigenous people of the TIPNIS; who already lost the contracts with the tourism agencies and the controlled logging activities. The coca growers group who support current government, wanted to enter the TIPNIS, so they could expand their…
October environmental economics 101 about “intangible”
After the turmoil of the TIPNIS road to be or not to be built, finally incumbent parties have sat and now the Assembly will be cleaning up the mess… However, they are arguing over what is intangible or not. Indigenous people say it would refer to large projects, apparently made by and/or approved by the…
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