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Bolivia: The environmental impact of lithium extraction in the Uyuni Salt Flat

A recent report has revealed that in the Salar de Uyuni, also known as salar de Tunupa and located in the southwestern part of Bolivia, there are 21 million tons of lithium, making it the world's largest reserve of...

Living on the edge of danger: houses built on risky slopes in Bolivia

Surrounded by built and destroyed homes on a hillside in La Paz (Bolivia), at the end of a collapsed avenue turned into an abyss, lives Cristóbal Quispe, a 74-year-old Aymara small merchant who witnessed the collapse of hundreds of...

Wood trafficking in Bolivia and Peru: 15 criminals arrested in a mega operation

In a mega operation against illegal logging in Bolivia and Peru, 15 out of 22 members of a gang operating in the forests of both countries were arrested. This gang, known as Los Villanos de Tahuamanu, is a criminal organization...

Fires trigger the worst environmental crisis in Bolivia’s history

This year, the forest fires that affected millions of hectares left Bolivia with "the worst environmental crisis" in its history. Environmental specialists warn that the country "will not recover" what was lost in over four months of intense forest fires,...

Presence of mercury in rivers threatens the health of Amazonian communities

In the depths of the **Bolivian Amazon**, where the jungle hides ancient stories and traditions, the indigenous communities esse eja and tacana face a crisis that transcends generations. Nature, revered as a mother, is being poisoned by an invisible...

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Alarming thaw: glaciers are losing 273 billion tons per year.

A recent study that analyzed glaciers identified concerning data about the melting. Since 2000, the sea level increased by...