By Jimena Mercado, Erbol: Illegal mining in Madre de Dios: Agro-Environmental Tribunal remains silent four months after preventive action The Center for Legal Studies and Social Research (CEJIS), through its director Miguel Vargas, expresses concern over the Agro-Environmental Tribunal’s failure to rule on the direct preventive environmental action filed four months ago by the Multiethnic…
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Bolivia is Dying on Us Again: How to Export (II) | Bolivia se nos vuelve a morir: cómo exportar (II)
By Oscar Antezana, El Día: The previous article clearly set out the need — the “why” — to urgently increase exports. Let us now look at some elements of the “how.” “An export-led growth strategy must be designed and executed considering that it is companies that have to respond to economic policies and/or market signals” (The Magic of…
Illegal Gold: Rapid Destruction in Bolivia’s Amazon | Oro ilegal: destrucción acelerada en la Amazonía boliviana
By Brujula Digital: Report: Illegal gold mining in Bolivia is growing and causing severe impacts Bolivia’s Amazon is undergoing rapid degradation linked to alluvial mining, especially in the departments of La Paz, Beni, and Pando. Dredges and barges operate in rivers such as the Kaka, Beni, Madre de Dios, and Orthon. Illegal gold mining is…
The shift in the economic model begins to benefit the country | Cambio de modelo económico comienza a favorecer al país
By El Diario: The change of government and economic model after nearly 20 years has improved Bolivia’s economic indicators, according to analyst and former president of the Tarija College of Economists, Fernando Romero. The new government of Rodrigo Paz Pereira has sent positive, concrete signals of a pragmatic State willing to work with the private…
What Did They Do with the Natural Resources? | ¿Qué hicieron con los recursos naturales?
By Marianela Curi, Brujula Digital: I want to think and trust that the gap between rhetoric and practice that prevailed over the past 20 years will finally be eliminated, and that coherence and strategic vision will prevail on this issue of great importance for the country. Volunteers try to extinguish a forest fire. ABI photo….
Energy crisis or hydrocarbon crisis? | ¿Crisis energética o crisis de hidrocarburos?
By Francesco Zaratti: Contrary to what is heard daily, Bolivia is not facing an energy crisis, but a hydrocarbon crisis. In fact, there are no blackouts or electricity rationing, although there are long lines at fuel pumps. It is true that two-thirds of the electricity we consume is generated by burning natural gas, but precisely…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 