Editorial, El Deber: It is both paradoxical and tragic. Where large deposits of silver and tin were discovered and exploited, today poor families and decimated communities survive. Where natural gas was discovered and exported, fueling the powerful industries of Brazil and Argentina, there are still regions that have not overcome the most critical levels of…
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An incapable State CANNOT stop illegal mining | Un Estado incapaz NO puede parar la minería ilegal
ANF: Specialists: Joint State-population action is required to stop illegal mining The cooperative members have deputies, senators, representatives in the mining secretariats of the governorates, they impose authorities in Senarecom, in AJAM, in Sergeomin. La Paz, December 22, 2023 (ANF).- To stop illegal mining, particularly gold mining, which has been plundering and appropriating the country’s natural…
Bolivia registers the highest environmental pollution | Bolivia registra la mayor contaminación ambiental
El Diario: Fire devastates national parks Large areas of protected areas were devastated by forest fires that affected fauna and flora in a catastrophic way. The uncontrollable fire that different regions endure places Bolivia as one of the countries with the greatest environmental pollution globally, due to the dense smoke caused by uncontrolled fires and…
Park rangers request an audience with Arce to report attacks, processes and extortion | Guardaparques piden audiencia con Arce para denunciar agresiones, procesos y extorsiones
Erbol, Correo del Sur: In the letter sent to the President they cite the case of two park rangers prosecuted for a criminal action brought about by a cooperative miner who was prevented from entering a protected area to exploit gold In a letter addressed to President Luis Arce, the park rangers of protected areas…
Collapsed ecosystem in Bolivia | Ecosistema colapsado en Bolivia
El Diario: El deterioro ambiental preocupa en el país, ya que el aire y el agua están contaminados, como consecuencia de los incendios provocados y la minería ilegal. Due to fires and mining The climatological impacts that the country faces can hardly be ignored when living with the dense smoke due to the fires that…
The Non-State in its splendor | El No Estado en su esplendor
Lupe Cajias, El Deber: This week, Bolivians resignedly contemplated the celebration of the Non-State in all its splendor. The celebration was illuminated by fires set in the lowlands that occupy 60 percent of the national territory. The toasts were sealed with the explosion of firecrackers and dynamite at the government headquarters. Dozens of people obeyed…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 