Rapid glacier melt threatens Bolivia water supplies, homes
Area of the Bolivian Andes covered by ice has shrunk 43% in a generation, study finds, with alarming implications
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Amazon Basin drought stunts planet’s ‘green lungs’
Serious tree loss and stunted growth caused by repeated droughts in the Amazon Basin have damaged the rainforest’s vital ability to store atmospheric carbon
As drought bites, Bolivia declares state of emergency
Bolivia has declared a state of emergency as climate impacts shrink glaciers and leave cities without water
Bolivia vilifies capitalism in ten climate commandments
NEWS: South American country proposes ‘structural solutions to the climate crisis’ in belated pledge towards UN deal
Bolivia dash for oil undermines ‘Mother Earth’ summit
NEWS: Analysts dismiss South American rebel’s climate gathering next week as a publicity stunt, amid weak environment record
Bolivia plans anti-capitalist climate summit to sway Paris
NEWS: South American firebrand Evo Morales is organising an October meeting to discuss capitalism’s destruction of the environment
UN finalises forest protection initiative at Bonn climate talks
NEWS: Rules for how REDD+ scheme will work are now agreed, work can start on ramping up projects say experts
Warming climate could push Amazon region into further poverty
Peru’s efforts to reduce poverty are at risk from the effects of climate change, one example of the problems facing the wider Amazonia region in a warming world
Amazon forest loss threatens Brazil, Peru, Bolivia and Ecudaor
Water, food supplies and energy production are all in jeopardy as the Amazon forest is felled for profit, campaigners say
Pablo Solon: Climate migration central to Doha debate
COP18: Former Bolivian Ambassador to UN argues that global community has an obligation to ensure people are not forced to migrate as a result of climate change