El Deber reports: Expoforest will host a forum for forest plantations The Expoforest 2014, to be held from June 25 to 28, in the grounds of Fexpocruz, will be the platform for activities such as the Forum of Commercial Forest Plantations in Bolivia, to be held on June 26 at the Salon Tecnologia. In this…
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Bolivian certified forests decreased by 50%!!!
is the league for the defense of the environment, the best NGOs around Bolivia and I had the privilege of have worked/interacted with them back in the 90s. Today, I want to highlight a very serious issue raised by LIDEMA for our environment: Bolivian certified forests decreased by 50% Bolivia left the leadership in the…
Why is Bolivia loosing its timber/sustainable forestry program?
Marcelo Campos reports for El Dia: Because of the low production of wood 50% of sawmills closed in Guarayos and Chiquitania Forest. Imports of wood products exceed by $6.4 million the exports of the Department. The industry keep hopes in the 2013 season. Around 50% of the productive units of the Guarayos province and all of…
Bolivia is losing its forest damn fast due to irresponsible governmental inaction…
Bolivia who used to be the first country in the world with sustainable management of natural forests [USAID funded BOLFOR project which was a great example to the world] is now in the verge of losing our environment. On top of this, current gov is also targeting to National Parks which belong to our future…
EXPOFOREST 2012 – March 21 – 24
From http://www.hoybolivia.com: The 10th international fair of the forest, wood & technology “EXPOFOREST 2012”, to be held in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, from 21 to 24 March 2012, the largest exhibition of forest industry of wood, furniture, biodiversity, research, technology, promotion of products of the forest, Bolivia and sustainable development projects. Activities of EXPOFOREST…
Bolivian lowlands environment in peril
This cartoon appeared in El Dia, December 19, 2011. It says: “Happiness: Is the forest to destroy and plant single crops” and you see in the right side, an illegal coca grower planting the source for cocaine, crime and drug addiction. On the left side you have a private agriculturalists planting a single crop, could…
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