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Last month, Bolivia's government reactivated the El Bala-La Chepete mega-dam project—the largest such project, located in the ultra-biodiverse Madidi National Park, and opposed by many indigenous residents whose homeland would be flooded. es.mongabay.com/2021/09/bolivia-pueblos-indigenas-hidroelectricas-chepete-el-bala/
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Thanks in part to the Áñez government's neglect of all public enterprises, these energy investments are behind their ambitious schedule.
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Canceling the costly El Bala-La Chapete project represents a major opportunity for the Arce government to mend fences with lowland indigenous communities, avoid dependence on Brazilian government goodwill, and likely massive cost overruns and debt.
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2017 intervention by @pablosolon on the ecological dangers and economic risks of the El Bala–La Chepete dam project. woborders.blog/2017/07/04/pablo-solon-el-bala/