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Bolivian market now open to U.S. red meat
2020-06-15 16:08:00| National Hog Farmer
U.S. beef, pork and lamb muscle cuts and variety meats entering Bolivia will be subject to a 10% duty rate.
Disappearance of Bolivian lake a harbinger
2016-01-20 23:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Overturned fishing skiffs lie abandoned on the shores of what was Bolivias second-largest lake. Beetles dine on bird carcasses and gulls fight for scraps under a glaring sun in what marshes remain. Lake Poopo was officially declared evaporated last month. Hundreds, if not thousands, of people have lost their livelihoods and gone. High on Bolivias semi-arid Andean plains at more than 12,000 feet and long subject to climatic whims, the shallow saline lake has essentially dried up before only...
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Bolivian indigenous group wins big prize for reducing deforestation
2015-12-12 08:03:04| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: The Tacana have legally secured legal rights to more than 389,000 hectares of their traditional land in the mega-biodiverse Madidi region of northwestern Bolivia. Their sustainable land-management strategies have resulted in four times less deforestation than in areas outside their bounds. This year's Equator Prizes were awarded to just 21 of 1,461 nominations, for efforts to prevent deforestation. The Tacana, a Bolivian indigenous group, have spent years developing sustainable land-use...
Guaraní people turn to law to fight latest battle Bolivian authorities
2015-10-06 13:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The history of Bolivias Guaraní, an indigenous people living in the countrys southern lowlands, is one of struggle in defence of their territory. In 1892, an uprising against local landowners ended with the massacre of more than 2,000 Guaraní. A century later, Guaraní activists confronted oil companies seeking to exploit the riches buried under their homeland of the Bolivian Chaco. Now they are preparing to fight on a new front. On 24 September, three Guaraní leaders travelled from the dry heat...
Bolivian Space Agency Selects Gilat for Its National VSAT Platform Enabling Comprehensive Connectivity Capabilities
2015-07-09 12:31:18| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Agencia Boliviana Espacial Orders SkyEdge II-c Hub and High-Throughput Gemini VSATs for Its Tupac Katari Satellite Program PETAH TIKVA, Israel - Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ:GILT) (TASE:GILT), a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions and services, announced today that Agencia...
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