Tarija: Mastodon tusk | Colmillo de mastodonte

Correo del Sur: STUDENTS AND PEOPLE RECEIVED TRAINING In Uriondo, Tarija, they find a mastodon tusk A huge mastodon tusk was found this week in the municipality of Uriondo (Tarija) during a training visit in paleontology to students and residents of the place A huge mastodon tusk was found this week in the municipality of…

Local narratives – Chaco – Narrativas locales

Jessica Peñaloza Cladera, Translated byTeodora C. Hasegan, Global Voices: Creating new, local narratives on climate change in the Bolivian Chaco Young Indigenous journalists propose more representative coverage on climate change The group of workshop participants in Charagua. Photo by Jessica Peñaloza for Rising Voices. When the Bolivian media covers climate change in the Gran Chaco…

Pilcomayo in peril | Pilcomayo en peligro

Editorial, Página Siete: Stop killing the Pilcomayo It is not new that the waste from Potosi mining, especially that practiced by cooperative members without any control or ecological awareness, is contaminating the Pilcomayo River, a source of life and food that runs through no more and no less than three countries: Bolivia , Argentina and…

Chaco – Chiquitania: Drought | Sequía

El Diario: Drought is critical in the Chaco and will last until August The Chaco and Chiquitania regions are affected by meteorological drought, which translates into low rainfall that affects food production, reported the head of the Climatology Unit of the National Meteorology and Hydrology Service (Senamhi), Willy Rocha. “Now we are in a dry…

Hay controversia sobre el impacto ambiental en la Reserva de Tariquía por intervención petrolera | There is controversy about the environmental impact in the Tariquía Reserve due to oil intervention

El Deber: The environmentalist of the platform “United for Tariquia, José Humacata says that more than 55% of the protected area will be destroyed at the confluence of important rivers. YPFB Chaco says that the intervention will only be 0.004% YPFB Chaco, a subsidiary of YPFB Corporación, reaffirmed that the intervention in the Astillero oil…