Mary Kate McCoy, Conservation International: In Bolivia, a ‘conservation mosaic’ gets another (big) piece In the remote lowland forests of northwestern Bolivia, a small municipality has taken a big step to protect one of the Amazon’s most biodiverse regions. With support from Conservation International, the municipality of Sena established a law to protect 452,639 hectares…
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In search of El Dorado | En busca de El Dorado
David Smith, The Critic: Bolivia’s future could be bright if it forges its own bold path A century ago, a British explorer — adventurer is probably the better word — named Percy Fawcett, pursued the dream of finding that hidden paradise called El Dorado, the gold city of South America that had obsessed plenty before…
Record levels in deforestation | Niveles récord de deforestación
Jonathan Reynolds, Mongabay: Why has deforestation reached record levels in Bolivia? (commentary) In both national and multilateral fora, Bolivia is increasingly showing its reluctance to curb deforestation. President Luis Arce, soon to be entering the penultimate year of his term, has built up a poor environmental record, supporting the unbridled growth of a largely extractive economy,…
Resilient Bolivian Women | Mujeres bolivianas resilientes
Raul Dominguez, El Deber: Silvia Quevedo: “Women in Bolivia have become resilient” The president of Camebol promotes the role of businesswomen in the economy, through training and promotion of talent. At Expocruz, the organization presented a pavilion with 33 stands The Chamber of Business Women of Bolivia (Camebol) is committed to promoting the entrepreneurial potential…
Beni: tacana chocolate looks at the urban markets of Bolivia | el chocolate tacana mira los mercados urbanos de Bolivia
Ivan Alejandro Paredes, El Deber: Chocolate from that region is highly requested in the cafes of Rurrenabaque. Tourists ask for organic cocoa. In the community of Altamarani one of the best chocolates is produced. The initiative is led by Tacana indigenous people who live in that town, located in the municipality of San Buenaventura in…
“They are contaminating us with mercury and destroying our crops” | “Nos están contaminando con mercurio y destruyendo nuestros cultivos”
Ernesto Estremadoiro, El Deber: “They are contaminating us with mercury and destroying our crops,” denounces indigenous leader The testimony corresponds to Jorge Chamaro, secretary of land and territory of the Indigenous Central of the Amazon Region of Bolivia (Cirabo), a region affected by the illegal exploitation of gold The arrest of 13 people accused of…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 