By ANF, Eju.tv: Former BCB President Proposes “Unifying the Exchange Rate,” Turning to the IMF, and Five Other Measures to Address the Crisis The former president of the Central Bank of Bolivia (BCB), Juan Antonio Morales, proposed seven measures to stabilize the country’s critical economic situation, including unifying the exchange rate, eliminating the parallel market,…
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“Charcoal pirates” cut down and burn valuable wood species from the Chiquitano forest in Santa Cruz | “Piratas del carbón” talan y queman valiosas especies madereras del bosque chiquitano en Santa Cruz
By Paulo Lizarraga, Vision 360: There are more than 500 ovens built in rural settlements This activity, according to the Municipality of San Rafael de Velasco and indigenous chiefs, is carried out at the expense of the destruction of the Chiquitano dry forest. View of one of the artisanal ovens where fine woods are burned…
Blockades are long disgusting! | ¡Los bloqueos son repugnantes desde hace mucho tiempo!
By Francesco Zaratti, Vision 360: The National Sport Lawyers, famous for having won a lot despite losing all international lawsuits against the State, have ingrained the idea that blockades are a legitimate form of protest. Every country has a national sport: in India, it’s cricket; in New Zealand, rugby; in El Salvador, it used to…
MANUPARE: La minería y la tala amenazan la área protegida más reciente de Bolivia | Mining and logging threaten Bolivia’s newest protected area
Por Iván Paredes Tamayo, Mongabay: El Área Natural de Manejo Integrado Gran Manupare, la más nueva área protegida de Bolivia, se extiende por una superficie equivalente a una décima parte del tamaño de Suiza en el municipio de Sena, en el departamento norteño de Pando. Esta reserva de 452.639 hectáreas (1,12 millones de acres) sirve…
Chiquitanía: Deforestation by Livestock and Agroindustry | Deforestación por ganadería y agroindustria
ANF, Eju.tv: Deforestation in Bolivia: Livestock and Agroindustry Accelerate Forest Loss in the Chiquitanía Between 2010 and 2022, Bolivia lost approximately 3 million hectares of forest. Of this area, 57% was cleared for livestock expansion, while 33% was used for mechanized agriculture. Livestock farming, boosted by the opening of the Chinese market in 2019, has…
Fuel Shortage Due to Various Factors | Escasez de combustibles por varios factores
Editorial, El Diario: Regarding the current fuel shortage in the national territory, the current government claims it is due to roadblocks both within and outside the country. This includes blockades in Arica and those carried out by supporters of Evo Morales in more than ten areas, particularly isolating Cochabamba from the rest of the country….
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 