Lourdes Molina, El Deber: This Monday there were several marches in different regions of the country “Without forests there is no water, there is no life, there is nothing,” read one of the signs of the protesters who participated in the national march for forests and water, which they called a few days ago and…
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The environmental disaster that plagues the country | El desastre medioambiental que azota al país
Editorial, Los Tiempos: Bolivia faces a set of severe problems whose impact and significance exceed those of the political, economic and energy crises. These are environmental disasters that are causing a debacle in several regions of the country, threatening food security, and are aggravated by the absence of serious and effective initiatives to control their…
Collapsed ecosystem in Bolivia | Ecosistema colapsado en Bolivia
El Diario: El deterioro ambiental preocupa en el país, ya que el aire y el agua están contaminados, como consecuencia de los incendios provocados y la minería ilegal. Due to fires and mining The climatological impacts that the country faces can hardly be ignored when living with the dense smoke due to the fires that…
Environmental Impact of Chaqueo | Impacto ambiental de Chaqueo
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…
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…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 