Friday, March 29, 2024

Bolivia

BNDES 5: The Bank for for continental dam construction

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Working through IIRSA, the Bank is funding dam construction throughout South America.

Bolivia: who is Jeanine Añez?

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The swearing in of Jeanine Añez as interim president of Bolivia is likely to cause further unrest in the country, following three weeks of...

The Rights of Nature Movement

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A recent report, published by the Cyrus R. Vance Centre for International Justice, Earth Law Centre and International Rivers has found that the movement to grant legal rights to rivers and the natural environment is rapidly gaining momentum around the world.

The Amazon Region between protection and profit

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New studies of the Amazon show that protected areas represent 45% of the river basin, but in Brazil protected areas are under pressure.

On the trail of Che

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A wave of nostalgia is sweeping Latin America as the 50th anniversary of the death of Che Guevara approaches. Julio Etchart follows the ‘Che route’ to...

Bolivia: will women hold onto their gains?

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This article was written in early March, before the effects of Covid-19 virus became clear. Since then the national elections scheduled for 3 May have been postponed,...

Tomasa Tito Condemayta depicted in new film

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Whilst Túpac Amaru II is hailed as the hero of the 1780 Andean Rebellion against the Spanish in Peru, little is known about Tomasa Tito Condemayta. Maria Herrera Badell's new short film is a ‘false’ documentary with truth at its heart.

The plunder of Bolivian gold

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Chinese companies are behind rapid expansion of gold mining in the Mayaya region of Bolivia, and are invading the Madidi National Park. Bolivian journalist and LAB correspondent Sergio Mendoza travelled by canoe down the Beni and Quendeque rivers, witnessing how the illegal mining activity is hidden by Bolivian mining cooperatives and supported or permitted by the government.

‘Not true’ say Wayúu community

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This is the second post in the new London Mining Network blog, a partnership initiative between LAB and LMN. Cerrejón’s ‘agreement’ with Wayúu community comes as news to them; Chubut communities mobilise again; updates from Brazil, Bolivia and Peru.

What the Empire Didn’t Hear: US Spying and Resistance in Latin...

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Ben Dangl, editor of UpsideDownWorld.org, explores why today Latin America is no longer scared of U.S. imperialism.

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