Maxwell Radwin, Mongabay: A dredge boat at work outside of Madidi National Park. Photo by Maxwell Radwin Un barco de dragado en el trabajo fuera del Parque Nacional Madidi. Foto de Maxwell Radwin Shady contracts, backdoor deals spur illegal gold mining in Bolivian Amazon LA PAZ — Gold is Bolivia’s second-biggest export, valued at more than $1…
Tag: public policy failures
Masista contempt for our environment – El desprecio masista para nuestro medioambiente
Editorial, Página Siete: Un-protected areas The government of Luis Arce has recently signed a controversial agreement with the Regional Federation of Gold Mining Cooperatives of the North of La Paz (Fecoman), in which both agree to continue the procedures for the exploitation of gold in the protected areas of Madidi, Cotapata and Apolobamba. The agreement…
Not like that Mennonites, not like that! – ¡Así no menonitas, así no!
Mongabay Latam – Ivan Alejandro Paredes, El Deber: Bolivia: indigenous territories cornered by the agricultural expansion of a Mennonite community The incursion of Mennonites is reaching an intangible indigenous territory, which is San Antonio de Lomerío, the first indigenous municipality in Bolivia. The Global Forest Watch platform has detected more than 42 thousand deforestation alerts…
The last eight fish of Lake Poopó – Los últimos ocho pescados del lago Poopó
Jose Pablo Criales, Opinion: The second largest lake in Bolivia made headlines in 2015 because it completely dried up. A good rainy season has returned the water to their basins, but rising temperatures, mining pollution and the diversion of their rivers threaten the lives of their people forever. Brake! –Cristina Mamani suddenly shouts– Stop, we…
Deforestation, drug trafficking and land seizure | Deforestación, narcotráfico y toma de tierras
Mauricio Quiroz Terán, El Deber: 83% OF THE AFFECTED AREAS ARE IN SANTA CRUZ Deforestation is accelerating and they see the hand of drug trafficking in the land grab Felcn agents and businessmen affirm that there are “territorial enclaves” in Guarayos and Bajo Paraguá in San Ignacio de Velasco. A report from Fundación Tierra indicates…
No coup – 2019 – No golpe
El Diario: They see forcefulness in response from the European Union to Arce’s speech After the response of the High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs and Common Security Policy, Josep Borell, rejecting the Government’s accusations about the participation of this body in the alleged coup of 2019, analysts agree in pointing…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 