When Gold Is Worth More Than Life: The Criminal Spiral of Illegal Mining in Bolivia | Cuando el oro vale más que la vida: la espiral criminal de la minería ilegal en Bolivia

By ANA Bolivia: “No effective control halts the flow of the mineral that enriches mafia networks while displacing communities, corrupting authorities, and replacing state power with de facto structures,” says Jaime Cuellar. La Paz, May 11 (ANA).- Bolivia is on the verge of a silent territorial takeover, fueled not only by illegal gold but by…

Documentary on Illegal Gold Mining in Yanacachi Narrates Violence and Criminalization Behind Extractivism | Documental sobre la minería ilegal del oro en Yanacachi narra la violencia y criminalización tras el extractivismo

By Erbol: AGENCIA DE NOTICIAS AMBIENTALES Under the title Illegal Gold Mining in Yanacachi: From Attacks on Environmental Defenders to the Criminalization of Flower Producers, the documentary by Jimena Mercado and Adriana Gutiérrez narrates, in 45 minutes, the multiple socio-environmental impacts of extractive activities in the pre-Columbian municipality, as well as the systematic attacks on defenders…

Llallagua, Potosí: Environmental disaster | Desastre ambiental

By El Potosi, Eju.tv: Potosí: Denouncement that environmental damage in Llallagua continues to grow Two weeks ago, a mudslide of environmental liabilities occurred under the responsibility of the Bolivian Mining Corporation (Comibol), which has so far done nothing to mitigate the damage. Source: https://elpotosi.net … https://eju.tv/2025/03/potosi-denuncian-que-el-dano-ambiental-de-llallagua-sigue-creciendo/ By El Potosi: Environmental disaster due to mudslide worsens in…

Community members contaminated with arsenic, lead, and mercury will make their voices heard in the Legislature | Comunarios contaminados con arsénico, plomo y mercurio se harán escuchar en el Legislativo

By Vision 360: Mining contamination Three Indigenous organizations from Oruro, La Paz, and Potosí will arrive in La Paz this Friday to participate in a public hearing at the ALP. They will denounce the contamination affecting their residents as a consequence of mining. A highland resident undergoes an analysis to measure mercury damage. PHOTO: Cenda…

Madidi: Denouncement that interest in land and gold encourages usurpers to harass indigenous people | Denuncian que el interés por la tierra y el oro promueven que avasalladores acosen a indígenas

By Erbol: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION The Bolivian Commission for the Defense of Protected Areas (COPDEAPBO) denounced that the long-standing interest in acquiring large tracts of land and the recent incursion of illegal gold mining in the Madidi National Park and Integrated Natural Management Area have led to the formation of groups of usurpers who seize land…