Guaraní people turn to the law to fight latest battle with Bolivian authorities

Toby Stirling Hill reports for The Guardian: The history of Bolivia’s Guaraní, an indigenous people living in the country’s southern lowlands, is one of struggle in defence of their territory. In 1892, an uprising against local landowners ended with the massacre of more than 2,000 Guaraní. A century later, Guaraní activists confronted oil companies seeking…

Flood the Madidi to stay in power

Raul Penaranda writes in Pagina Siete: Flood the Madidi to stay in power There is only limited economic vision that drives the Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera, a drive almost exclusively on extractive tasks to achieve economic growth. His close look, in which (almost) only enter options as drilling gas fields and mining, as well…

Bolivian ruling ochlocracy opens up national parks to oil and gas firms… WTH!?

David Hill reports for The Guardian: Bolivia opens up national parks to oil and gas firms New law permitting hydrocarbons operations in “protected areas” sparks major concerns for people and the environment. The Madidi National Park in north-west Bolivia is one of the most biodiverse places on the planet. One particularly astonishing fact: the park…