Editorial, Los Tiempos: The blockade of public roads as a form of sectoral protest in Bolivia is a pressure tactic that—due to its frequency, the manner in which it is applied, and, in some cases, the reasons behind it—seems to deviate from the legitimate right that justifies it. This is even more evident when such…
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Pando: Illegal mining in the Manuripi Amazon Reserve | Minería ilegal en Reserva Amazónica Manuripi
By Erbol, El Diario: Illegal mining activity confirmed in the Manuripi Amazon Reserve The governor of Pando, Regis Richter, confirmed yesterday the presence of “illegal mining activity” within the Manuripi Amazonian Wildlife National Reserve, a nationally protected area located in the heart of the Bolivian Amazon. In a statement on his social media platform Facebook,…
Bolivia’s greatest environmental disaster | El mayor desastre ambiental de Bolivia
By Brujula Digital: An environmental geomatics team establishes that 14 million hectares burned in Bolivia in 2024 The environmental geomatics team confirmed that 14,047,301 hectares burned, reaffirming Tierra’s statement that it was Bolivia’s greatest environmental disaster. Data from the Environmental Geomatics Team. Photo: Sumando Voces An environmental geomatics team, conducting a study using satellite monitoring…
A Stupid Holiday | Un feriado estúpido
By Juan Cristóbal Mac Lean, Brujula Digital: Photo: Ministry of Hydrocarbons What do they want? For us to celebrate MAS’s looting of Bolivia? To cheer for the fact that the country has broken its own corruption record? Or should we celebrate the destruction of institutions? Should we congratulate them for definitively and legally losing the…
Invasion of public lands due to the Brazil nut harvest | Avasallamiento de tierras fiscales debido a la zafra de castaña
By Erbol: PREVENTIVE ACTIONS REQUESTED Conflicts over the invasion of public lands are reported in Pando due to the Brazil nut harvest Brazil nut harvest in Pando. Illustrative image The 2024-2025 Brazil nut harvest in Pando has sparked a series of conflicts among Brazil nut collectors, farmers, seasonal workers, and landowners, who accuse each other…
Lack of dollars, inflation, and social conflicts | Falta de dólares, inflación y conflictos sociales
By Unitel.bo, Eju.tv: Lack of dollars, inflation, and social conflicts: Economic sectors urge the government to address these issues Exporters believe it is time for the government to leverage the private sector’s capacity to bring fresh foreign currency into the country and inject it into the economy. In a general election year, economic sectors urge…
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