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Waterway might generate millions in income a year in Bolivia
Waterway might generate millions in income a year in Bolivia
La Paz, Jul 19 (Prensa Latina) Bolivian Minister of Public Works Edgar Montaño remarked that the start-up of the Ichilo-Mamore Waterway is estimated to generate one billion dollars in annual profits, ABI news agency reported.
Mondaño noted that the project will benefit not only the department of Beni, but also Santa Cruz, Cochabamba, Pando and the entire country with the circulation of salt, potassium chloride, common salt for cattle, phosphorus, urea and soy, among other items.
The official made these statements in response to the Secretary General of the Government of Beni, Miguel Angel Ruiz, who said last Friday that this river project would not leave profits to the department and that it will only benefit Cochabamba.
Industrial agriculture threatens a wetland oasis in Bolivia
An oasis within dry Chiquitano forest in eastern Bolivia, Concepción Lake and its surrounding wetland provide valuable habitat for 253 bird, 48 mammal and 54 fish species.
However, despite being officially listed as a protected area, cultivation of commodity crops like soy and sorghum is expanding and supplanting habitat.
Agricultural activity is also linked to phosphate pollution in Concepción Lake, and some think it may also be contributing to the lake’s dramatic drop in water level.
While the clearing is illegal, local government sources say those responsible are simply paying fines and refusing to stop.