El Diario: El sector de Hampaturi fue parte de la investigación. | The Hampaturi sector was part of the investigation. Hydrochemical research detects zinc and arsenic in Hampaturi micro-basin An investigation carried out in recent months by specialists in hydrochemistry called “Environmental conflicts in the Hampaturi micro-basin” by the Chemical Research Institute of the Universidad…
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En un área protegida boliviana desgarrada por oro, el enfoque está en limitar los daños – In a Bolivian protected area torn up for gold, focus is on limiting damage
Thomas Graham, Mongabay: LA PAZ — Al amanecer en Apolobamba, en el altiplano boliviano, grupos de vicuñas y alpacas —algunas esquiladas, otras peludas— deambulan en busca de matorrales para pastar, aunque el suelo helado ofrece poco. La escena está en silencio, excepto por los ruidos metálicos y los estruendos de la maquinaria en las minas…
Environmental damage caused by encroachers – Daño medioambiental producido por avasalladores
Lourdes Molina, El Deber: Justice prohibits settlement in the Lomas de Arena aquifer and recognizes the environmental damage caused by the encroachers Representatives of the Departmental Legislative Assembly (ALD) revealed that by constitutional means they granted protection of rights to the environment and water, within the framework of the class action filed The Departmental Legislative…
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…
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