AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoBolivian Traditions Abroad: At a Día de Muertos fashion show in Arkansas, Bolivian-born organizer Cecilia Grossberger highlighted how Bolivia’s family altars differ from Mexican traditions and invited students to share their own customs. Indigenous Land Rights: Bolivian Senate oversight and interest in a new Indigenous land database follow reports of pressure on Indigenous territories. One investigation found that more than 186,500 hectares of forest were cleared across 48 titled Amazon territories from 2003 to 2023, mostly outside authorized areas. Education: Urban teachers continued strikes and hunger protests against a proposal to shift management of technical institutes to regional governments, warning it could weaken public education. Wildlife: A newly discovered wild cat marks Bolivia’s first feline find in more than a century. Heritage: Swedish museums have returned cultural objects to Bolivia and Nigeria. Food and Farming: A report warns that monoculture farming costs Bolivia more than it produces, raising questions about the social and environmental toll of intensive agriculture.
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