Actors / Government · Bolivia
Government of Bolivia (Plurinational State)
Appears in 6 cases in this database. Roles as given in the documented record.
| Case | Role | Country | Period | Instrument |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Poopó, Oruro, Bolivia: the lake reported dry in December 2015, partial refills and a new dry spell in 2023 | National government that made the December 2015 statements and requested the Ramsar mission | Bolivia | 1994–2025 | Water use |
| EU-funded Programa Cuenca Poopó, Bolivia, 2010–2015: EUR 14.21 million planned for the Poopó basin | Signed the agreement and provided counterpart funds of EUR 3,275,000 (planned) | Bolivia | 2010–2015 | Water use |
| Plan Director de la Cuenca Poopó: Bs 897 million announced in December 2015 | Announced the plan; the vice-minister of Water Resources and Irrigation described it as the government's biggest challenge (BBC Mundo) | Bolivia | 2015–2017 | Law, regulation and treaties |
| Huanuni sub-basin mining contamination in the Lake Poopó basin: emergency decrees, a 2022 constitutional ruling and an IACHR hearing | Issued Supreme Decrees 335 (2009) and 5442 (2025); responded at the IACHR hearing | Bolivia | 2009–2025 | Tailings dam failure |
| Bolivia's decree 3973 allowed forest clearing and controlled burns before 2024 fires | Issued decree 3973 authorising clearing and controlled burning | Bolivia | 2019–2024 | Law, regulation and treaties |
| Bolivia's legislature withholds approval of CATL-linked lithium contracts | reviewing the contracts | Bolivia | 2025 | Mining |
Appears alongside
Gobernación de Oruro (departmental government) ×4Ministry of Environment and Water of Bolivia ×2NASA Earth ObservatoryEuropean Space AgencyUniversidad Técnica de OruroCenter for Ecology and Andean Peoples (CEPA)Uru Murato communitiesEuropean UnionEmpresa Minera HuanuniPlurinational Constitutional Tribunal of BoliviaAyllu San Agustín de PuñacaCenter for Andean Communication and Development (CENDA)Inter-American Commission on Human RightsContraloría General del Estado (Bolivia)Bolivian legislatureCBC consortiumCATLUranium One
Terms used on this page
Science and environment
- Tailings and tailings dam
- Tailings are the waste left after ore is processed; a tailings dam is the embankment that stores them as wet sludge.