El Diario: El sector de Hampaturi fue parte de la investigación. | The Hampaturi sector was part of the investigation. Hydrochemical research detects zinc and arsenic in Hampaturi micro-basin An investigation carried out in recent months by specialists in hydrochemistry called “Environmental conflicts in the Hampaturi micro-basin” by the Chemical Research Institute of the Universidad…
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En un área protegida boliviana desgarrada por oro, el enfoque está en limitar los daños – In a Bolivian protected area torn up for gold, focus is on limiting damage
Thomas Graham, Mongabay: LA PAZ — Al amanecer en Apolobamba, en el altiplano boliviano, grupos de vicuñas y alpacas —algunas esquiladas, otras peludas— deambulan en busca de matorrales para pastar, aunque el suelo helado ofrece poco. La escena está en silencio, excepto por los ruidos metálicos y los estruendos de la maquinaria en las minas…
The atrocity of mercury in mining – La atrocidad del mercurio en la minería
Mongabay: Struggles loom as Bolivia prepares new plan to clean up its mercury problem by Maxwell Radwin on 9 March 2023 Bolivia’s failure to combat illegal gold mining generated a heated national debate last year. Numerous news sites published investigations into deforestation, pollution and corruption tied to the mining industry, while leading officials in congress and the UN made public…
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….
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