The Amazon Region between protection and profit
New studies of the Amazon show that protected areas represent 45% of the river basin, but in Brazil protected areas are under pressure.
MICROFINANCE: A USEFUL TOOL OR A DANGEROUS OBSTACLE?
The debate about Microfinance rages on: two opposing views from Bolivian commentators (in Spanish) from the website of CGAP.
UN and U.S. Estimates for Cocaine Production Contradict Each Other
UN numbers suggest an increase in land under coca cultivation in Colombia, while "mysterious" U.S. numbers suggest a decrease.
Bolivia: Second Protest March Against Tipnis Reaches La Paz
Protest against the government's proposed road continues as the promised negotiations are awaited.
BOLIVIA: LEVEL OF TENSION FALLS
With an end to the police strike and the arrival in La Paz of the TIPNIS march, the political situation has become calmer. The Bolivia Information Forum reports.
COALiTION OF BOLIVIAN NGOS REJECTS OFFICIAL RIO+20 DECLARATION:
The Rio+20 approach makes things worse by putting nature up for sale, says the Bolivian Climate Change Platform, which represents indigenous organisations and social movements in Bolivia
BOLIVIA: SECOND TIPNIS MARCH NEARS LA PAZ
Protest against the proposed road continues. Dario Kenner reports from Bolivia.
TIPNIS: SECOND ANTI-ROAD MARCH CONTINUES
Indigenous groups in Bolivia are marching once again in protest over the planned road, even though it is proving hard to maintain the earlier momentum.
Bolivia: second indigenous march
The new march against the controversial road through the indigenous territory, TIPNIS, is taking place in a much more complicated political context. Emily Achtenberg reports.
How sustainable is hydropower in the Amazon?
A new study of the ecological impact of the 150 dams planned across all six major river basins connecting the Andes to the Amazon, a huge area covering parts of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, raises serious concerns.