Mongabay Latam reports: The two food production systems that support Bolivia — family farming and agribusiness — are being hit by the worst drought in the last quarter century and one of the three worst in the last 65 years. Official data indicate that a state of emergency has been declared in 142 of Bolivia’s…
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They control the stuffers impact on the environment
Pagina Siete reports from El Alto: They control the stuffers impact on the environment To prevent the waste generated in the manufacture of sausages that cause environmental pollution, especially on Lake Titicaca, the El Alto municipality inspections began in 21 industries in this sector. Companies must have treatment plants. “We are verifying that factories have…
Chile dynamited the Silala to drain its waters to Calama
El Deber reports: Chile dynamited the Silala to drain its waters to Calama EL DEBER.- All flow reaches Calama in northern Chile. And concludes in that region because it was diverted as a result of dynamite use. Silala waters are springs that were artificially drained and the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is expected to…
Pollution continues in Cantumarca
Red Aclo reports in El Diario: Pollution continues in Cantumarca Potosi (Red Aclo) .- Since years ago, the waste tailings dam of San Miguel, located at the top of Cantumarca, in an area of approximately 18 hectares, continue to pollute the community. One of the settlers of the place said that “the dam long pollutes…
Delusional Chilean gov trying to steal Bolivian water
AP reports in Metro News, Calgary: Chile sues Bolivia at UN court over water dispute SANTIAGO, Chile — Chilean President Michelle Bachelet says that her government has sued Bolivia over a water dispute at the International Court of Justice. Bolivian President Evo Morales said earlier this year that his country would sue Chile in the…
Tensions Rise between Chile and Bolivia over the Perceived State of the Former’s Military Base near the Silala River
From the Council of Hemispheric Affairs: Tensions Rise between Chile and Bolivia over the Perceived State of the Former’s Military Base near the Silala River By Laura Iesue, Research Associate at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs A number of days ago, Bolivia’s President Evo Morales accused Chile of occupying a military facility nine miles from…
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