The following Executive Summary is from an excellent document produced by the Center for International Forestry Research, CIFOR, for the whole document, please use the link below: The context of deforestation and forest degradation in Bolivia Drivers, agents and institutions Robert Müller – Georg-August-Universität Göttingen Pablo Pacheco – Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) Juan Carlos Montero – Universidad de…
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Gas boom in Bolivia brings new wealth — and regrets for a lost opportunity
From The Washington Post: Gas boom in Bolivia brings new wealth — and regrets for a lost opportunity [To watch all 16 photos, please go to the original site, link can be found at the end of this post, thanks] By Nick Miroff, November 14: CARAPARICITO, Bolivia — For most of his life, Oscar Robles…
Protected Areas of Bolivia 101
Jorge Arteaga writes in El Diario: “We should all travel to these earthly paradises” Protected Areas of Bolivia [Pics above belong to http://www.boliviabella.com/parques-nacionales-de-bolivia.html%5D Two-thirds of Bolivia are found in the Amazon that, on average, is about 200 meters above sea level (masl). Then, the Bolivian territory rises westward to reach the high plateau, about…
Gonzalo Lema won the novel prize Kipus with a family history
Anahi Cazas reports for Pagina Siete: THE WINNER TAKES TITLE WORK FAMILY WERE ALWAYS Lema won the novel prize Kipus with a family history The tarijeño narrator receive $20,000, the best known literary award Bolivia. Lema’s work competed with 49 works by authors from 14 countries. “I’m very happy. Really feel the same happiness I…
Gian Carla Tisera: A Bolivian soprano in New York
El Dia reports: Gian Carla Tisera: A Bolivian soprano in New York Talent. In November arrives for a concert. Gian Carla Tisera is a Bolivian soprano who lives in New York, there she managed to leave the name of Bolivia up and succeed in music. The result of her efforts, she has launched in the north…
Unfortunate and despicable pollution on Pilcomayo river
El Dia reports: Government Report Potosi 30 thousand cubic meters of waste in the Pilcomayo Pollution. Within 10 years, people will begin to feel the effects on their nervous and respiratory system. The governor of the department of Potosi, Felix Gonzales revealed that 30 thousand cubic meters of mine waste were dumped in the waters…
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