Energy Portal: New Challenges in Bolivia: Exploring the Environmental Impact of Chaqueo By Howard Rhodes In the past year, wildfires have devastated almost 6.7 million acres of land in Bolivia, leaving a lasting impact on the country’s environment and its people. The fires, largely blamed on the agricultural practice of chaqueo, have brought to light…
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On the verge of bankruptcy – Bolivia – Al borde de la quiebra
El Diario: Bolivia is on the list of 21 countries on the verge of bankruptcy Data compiled by Bloomberg show that Bolivia is among the 21 countries on the brink of bankruptcy and some have already made the decision to renegotiate their debt. The rapid rise in Treasury yields has once again raised fears of…
Madidi park ranger faces an unjustified judicial process for defending nature | Guardaparque del Madidi enfrenta un injustificado proceso judicial por defender la naturaleza
ANF: The Judge of Caranavi, as a legal substitute for the Judge of Apolo, scheduled the oral trial hearing for November 15 of this year. La Paz, October 28, 2023 (ANF).- The Madidi park ranger Raúl Santa Cruz (42) who tried at the end of March to prevent the entry of heavy machinery intended for…
Survey discloses violence and destruction by fire carried out by a masista group | Encuesta revela violencia y destrucción por fuego hecha por grupo masista
Brújula Digital, El Diario: According to survey Intercultural people are seen as responsible for fires Most people warn that the intercultural sector is responsible for the fires that affected a large part of the country intensely last week due to the smoke generated, according to a study by Diagnosis. The smoke caused by forest fires…
Neither coke nor soy. The forest is not touched | Ni coca ni soya. El bosque no se toca
H.C.F. Mansilla, Los Tiempos: This slogan, chanted in a modest public demonstration on October 25, 2023 by urban youth groups, represents one of the few testimonies of sociopolitical rationality that has been heard in recent times. The expression refers equally to traditional peasant groups and modern private entrepreneurs as those responsible for forest fires. Irrationality—the…
Masistas and the diplomacy of the absurd | Masistas y la diplomacia del absurdo
Editorial, El Deber: Bolivia and its absent diplomacy Bolivia, by mandate of its own Constitution, declares itself as a pacifist State that advocates the peaceful resolution of controversies. Furthermore, ideally it is an example to the international community for having granted pacts, conventions and treaties on human rights a supraconstitutional rank. Naturally, to achieve the…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 