Why is Bolivia loosing its timber/sustainable forestry program?

Marcelo Campos reports for El Dia: Because of the low production of wood 50% of sawmills closed in Guarayos and Chiquitania Forest. Imports of wood products exceed by $6.4 million the exports of the Department. The industry keep hopes in the 2013 season. Around 50% of the productive units of the Guarayos province and all of…

Exceptional room for improvement: Bolivian productive businesses!

El Diario reports a striking reality! Why is that we have very little numbers of productive businesses?! Initial answer targets weak and awkward public policies as they do not do what they are supposed to: promote investment on job and value-added creation! Two of every thousand companies are large and productive In Bolivia, two of…

Bolivia’s San Calixto Observatory for the last 100 years!

Alejandra Pau reports for Pagina Siete: San Calixto Observatory, 100 years taking the pulse to the Earth Science institution is world-renowned for its studies in seismology, meteorology and astronomy. Shortly, will held its centenary. Its creation in 1913, was a milestone. It was a momentous shift from knowledge about the coming land of stories and…

How is that, how President?

Maggy Talavera’s wonderful analysis in Pagina Siete: How is that, how President? When Evo Morales delivered his first speech as President of Bolivia, seven years ago, a question particularly caught the attention and was a matter of opinions in the national and international press. It was addressed to the former President Jaime Paz Zamora, who…

Good sustainable energy news from Cobija, Pando, but the government…?!

Carlos Miranda analysis for Pagina Siete: Speaking of energy Finally a good news, bioelectricity in Cobija The nationalization of electricity of La Paz and Oruro distributorships shows the strategy of the “energy Talibans” of the Government. Creating a crisis to cover another. Nationalize to put the concerns about the extortion in the justice system to…