William Julian reports for the GlacierHub: Climate, Economy, Family: Migration in the Bolivian Andes High in the Bolivian Andes, the pace of glacial retreat is accelerating, which may significantly decrease the amount of glacial meltwater available to streams and aquifers critical to farming communities in the region’s river basins. In addition to the long-term threat posed…
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ECLAC suggests change of Bolivian extractivist model, after wasting over $160 billion dollars!
El Diario reports: ECLAC suggests change of extractivist model • A new paradigm must be applied that will contribute to put to an end the economic, social and environmental inequalities, in order to move towards sustainable development, according to the institution. • In Bolivia, the low oil price affected the economy and the oil income…
Bolivia lags behind attracting investments
El Diario reports: Bolivia to the tail in attraction of investments Former Mining Minister Dionisio Garzón said Bolivia lags behind in investments, while Colombia, Ecuador and Argentina have attractive rules to attract foreign capital, and seek to develop their sector. He regretted that the Government does not have attractive projects, while Ecuador is in the…
Seminar: 55% of workers’ income goes to taxes
Manuel Filomeno reports for Pagina Siete: Seminar: 55% of workers’ income goes to taxes The director of Inaset noted that the compensation of workers as a percentage of GDP was reduced from 36% to 25% until 2013. In recent years, workers have allocated up to 55% of their income to pay taxes, according to a…
Bolivia Outlook Cut to Negative by S&P
Latin American Herald Tribune: Bolivia Outlook Cut to Negative by S&P By Delfina Cavanagh, Marina Neves, & Joydeep Mukherji Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings OVERVIEW Low export prices for natural gas, combined with thus far only modest success in boosting prospects for gas production, are weighing on Bolivia’s external position. Potentially prolonged current account deficits, continued high…
Can We Really Eat Invasive Species into Submission?
Michael Snyder writes for Scientific American: Can We Really Eat Invasive Species into Submission? The tale of a giant Amazon fish reveals the promise and peril of “invasivorism” The paiche, which can weigh up to 400 pounds, is eating its way through freshwater fish populations in Bolivia. Now people are eating the paiche in an…
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