News from Bolivia

 The U.S.-based firm Laconic Infrastructure Partners announced on Wednesday that it had received a request from the Government of Bolivia to use its SADAR platform. This platform will enable Bolivia to generate economic revenue from the conservation of its forests, rivers, and other ecosystems. These funds will be directed toward achieving the country’s climate goals, known as Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). The announcement, published on the specialized platform PR Newswire, explained that by using Laconic’s carbon securitization platform, large-scale environmental data streams will be aggregated to monetize up to $5 billion from Bolivia’s present and future carbon reserves. This marks the first benchmark sovereign carbon sale. According to PR Newswire, SADAR is an innovative tool designed to measure and assess a country’s “natural capital,” encompassing all its natural resources. By assigning economic value to these resources, the platform can attract investments for ...

 Miguel Ángel Lozano Delgado is a lieutenant colonel in the Venezuelan National Bolivarian Armed Forces (FANB). He resides in the city of La Paz, where he serves as the top executive of Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) in Bolivia and is the one who provides vehicles and planes to Evo Morales. Lozano is an avid follower of Hugo Chávez and recently authored a book on the late Venezuelan president. Deputy Jairo Guiteras denounced the interference of Venezuelan military personnel, and his colleague Erwin Bazán requested information from the Ministry of Public Works regarding the use of Venezuelan-registered planes by the coca-grower leader. Lozano Delgado frequently travels between Caracas, La Paz, and Santa Cruz de la Sierra. He is a military officer very close to Nicolás Maduro’s regime and was also close during Hugo Chávez's era. According to Venezuela's Ministry of Popular Power for Defense, his last promotion was in 2016 to the rank of lieutenant colonel. He then requested a lea...