Defending Bolivia’s Forests: Indigenous Peoples’ Fight Against Destructive Development


Tuesday, November 15, 2022
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

 

Location:
HUM 281
Cost:
Free
Sponsor:
Latin American Studies
Contact:
Juanita Darling
Email:

 

As Bolivias climate crisis deepens, indigenous people in the Northwest -- who have defended their rivers and forests against a mega-dam project through a half century spanning military dictatorship to the first indigenous president -- are once again under attack. A community leader and a representative of an international advocacy network that has supported their resistance will speak about new threats to the Beni River.

 

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