The Amazon basin Madre de Dios, which involves the departments of La Paz, Beni and Pando-will be explored by two Chinese companies to find new oil and gas reservoirs.
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Los Tiempos: Bolivian River dolphin inhabits rivers of Cochabamba
At a journey of 483 kilometers on Ichilo, Chimoré, Ibabo and Chapare rivers, a total of 141 dolphins were sighted.
Andina: Peru, Brazil and Bolivia implemented early warning system
The objective of this Early Warning System is to anticipate the actions of prevention and mitigation of natural disasters
The Guardian: Spotting river dolphins in Bolivian rivers
The bufeo (river dolphin) is a creature of myth, but you’re pretty much guaranteed a sighting on a river cruise in Bolivia’s north-eastern wetlands on the edge of the Amazon basin.
UBA: New territorialities and conflicts in the Amazon: IIRSA
There are several socio-environmental impacts caused by the guidelines of the Integration of South American Regional Infrastructure in the Amazon region, mainly linked to the policies of Axis Development Peru-Brazil-Bolivia.
Scielo: Environmental movements and management of natural resources
Research has verified the performance of the Confederation of Indigenous People of Bolivia (CIDOB) environmental movement, and its influence on social practices related to the conservation and sustainability of natural resources.
Plataforma energética: Causes of mega-floods in the Bolivian Amazon
The floods in the Bolivian Amazon were the biggest since records took place. This happened despite the fact that this year the El Niño or La Niña phenomena, which are used to assign flood in this magnitude in the region, were not presented.
IPS: Deforestation in the Andes triggers an Amazon “Tsunami”
Deforestation, especially in the Andean highlands of Bolivia and Peru, was the main driver of this year’s disastrous flooding in the Madeira river watershed in Bolivia’s Amazon rainforest and the drainage basin across the border, in Brazil.
Erbol: Bolivian university calls for international arbitration over Brazilian dams
The rector of the University of Beni suggested international arbitration to define the level of impact of Brazilians dams Jirau and San Antonio in flooding in Bolivian Amazon.
WWF: Bolivia and Acre exchange knowledge on combating deforestation
This is the second technical exchange event with the Bolivians in the state of Acre. As a next step, the Bolivian government invited the Acre government to discuss the possible implementation of joint climate change mitigation and adaptation activities, which also involve curbing deforestation.