Tanya Imaña, El Deber: Red-fronted Macaw chicks are photographed in their natural nest, located in the El Palmar Protected Area The birds are in danger of extinction, there are only a thousand individuals in the country. They seek to study their reproduction habits For the first time, two red-fronted macaw chicks were photographed in their…
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The looting of gold – El saqueo del oro
Editorial, Los Tiempos: There is no other way to describe extractivist activities that cause irreparable damage. Because these predatory tasks have counterproductive edges that will incur a bill that will be difficult to pay, not only in the short term, but above all in the medium and long terms, that is, for the new generations….
Madidi mining invasion! – ¡Invasión minera al Madidi!
Maxwell Radwin, Mongabay: A dredge boat at work outside of Madidi National Park. Photo by Maxwell Radwin Un barco de dragado en el trabajo fuera del Parque Nacional Madidi. Foto de Maxwell Radwin Shady contracts, backdoor deals spur illegal gold mining in Bolivian Amazon LA PAZ — Gold is Bolivia’s second-biggest export, valued at more than $1…
Masista contempt for our environment – El desprecio masista para nuestro medioambiente
Editorial, Página Siete: Un-protected areas The government of Luis Arce has recently signed a controversial agreement with the Regional Federation of Gold Mining Cooperatives of the North of La Paz (Fecoman), in which both agree to continue the procedures for the exploitation of gold in the protected areas of Madidi, Cotapata and Apolobamba. The agreement…
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