{"id":65022,"date":"2022-01-11T14:32:30","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T13:32:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/?p=65022"},"modified":"2022-01-12T17:46:43","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T16:46:43","slug":"will-bolivia-prioritise-energy-over-indigenous-livelihoods-and-biodiversity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/news\/will-bolivia-prioritise-energy-over-indigenous-livelihoods-and-biodiversity\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Bolivia prioritise energy over Indigenous livelihoods and biodiversity?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>For two decades, two mega hydropower dams in the heart of the Bolivian Amazon \u2013 El Bala and El Chepete \u2013 have been at the centre of the national government\u2019s agenda to become the largest electricity exporter in South America. This large infrastructure project will have an irreversible impact on biodiversity and on the livelihoods of over 5,000 indigenous people. Yet their views are not taken into account.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p><em><span class=\"has-inline-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\">Photo: \u00a9 Mariel Cabero, IUCN NL<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p><em>Under the supervision of Mariel Cabero, Expert Environmental Justice at IUCN NL, eight students of the Environmental Justice course at Wageningen University and Research studied the dam construction project in Bolivia. This article presents their main findings.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>Located in one of the most biodiverse areas of the world, the Madidi National Park and Pilon Lajas Biosphere Reserve, the dam construction will become Bolivia\u2019s largest water infrastructure project to date. Government owned energy corporation Empresa Nacional de Electricidad (ENDE) is at the forefront of the construction. They present the project as profitable and in line with environmental regulations, in spite of numerous environmental and socioeconomic concerns raised by local citizens, environmental groups, indigenous people and several NGOs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Loss of biodiversity and increase in greenhouse gas emissions<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>Situated relatively close to each other, the construction of the two dams requires over 170,000 hectares of the Amazon to be flooded. The decomposition of forests and flooded biodiversity will cause significant greenhouse gases. Some studies report that &#8220;hydroelectric plants in the Amazon produce more greenhouse gases than thermoelectric plants, due to the decomposition of the vegetation in the area<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_65022_1('footnote_plugin_reference_65022_1_1');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_65022_1('footnote_plugin_reference_65022_1_1');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_65022_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[1]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_65022_1_1\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Costa A.K.N., Vibian C.F., Cardoso D.E.V. and Guerra S.M.G., \u201cBrasil y sus intereses en la construcci\u00f3n de Cachuela Esperanza, Bolivia\u201d, Polis [Online], 39 | 2014, Online since 06 January 2015,&nbsp;&#x2026; <span class=\"footnote_tooltip_continue\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_65022_1('footnote_plugin_reference_65022_1_1');\">Continue reading<\/span><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_65022_1_1').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_65022_1_1', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script>. The magnitude of these mega-dams will be an ecocide for certain species of flora and fauna endemic to the region. Impacts of the dams will not be limited to the flooded area, the dams would also impact upstream and downstream ecosystems<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_65022_1('footnote_plugin_reference_65022_1_2');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_65022_1('footnote_plugin_reference_65022_1_2');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_65022_1_2\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[2]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_65022_1_2\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Molina Carpio, Jorge &amp; Cortez, Roger &amp; Garcia, Maria &amp; Teijeiro, Jose &amp; Pacheco, Luis. (2019). AN\u00c1LISIS INTEGRAL DEL PROYECTO GUBERNAMENTAL REPRESAS HIDROEL\u00c9CTRICAS CHEPETE \u2013BALA<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_65022_1_2').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_65022_1_2', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>If the dam construction is being continued, the rights of Mother Earth &#8211; as contained in the Bolivian Constitution \u2013 would be violated.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Forced displacement<\/strong> <strong>and lack of inclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>In addition to the impact on the area\u2019s biodiversity and ecosystem, the construction would also harm seventeen communities that currently live in the area. This means that more than 5,000 indigenous people will be forced leave their ancestral land, yet these communities are not being heard by the government. In 2015, for example, the project was about to start without adequate Free Prior and Informed Consent. Due to pressure from local communities, it was paused again.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Boat-on-Rio-Beni-Madidi-National-Park-in-Bolivia_Photo-\u00a9-Mariel-Cabero-IUCN-NL-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Boat on Rio Beni, Madidi National Park in Bolivia\" class=\"wp-image-65026 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Boat-on-Rio-Beni-Madidi-National-Park-in-Bolivia_Photo-\u00a9-Mariel-Cabero-IUCN-NL-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Boat-on-Rio-Beni-Madidi-National-Park-in-Bolivia_Photo-\u00a9-Mariel-Cabero-IUCN-NL-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Boat-on-Rio-Beni-Madidi-National-Park-in-Bolivia_Photo-\u00a9-Mariel-Cabero-IUCN-NL-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Boat-on-Rio-Beni-Madidi-National-Park-in-Bolivia_Photo-\u00a9-Mariel-Cabero-IUCN-NL.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/683;\" \/><figcaption>Rio Beni, Madidi National Park in Bolivia<br>Photo \u00a9 Mariel Cabero, IUCN NL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>The indigenous peoples have stated they have not had sufficient opportunities to voice their concerns about the project. Ruth Alipaz, a representative of one of the affected indigenous communities, stated in an interview that the government is hiding information on the project from indigenous communities on purpose, such as feasibility and impact evaluation studies. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>The communities are currently trying to put a halt to these studies, as they fear the dam construction will start as soon as the studies are finished, regardless of the outcome of the studies. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Economic viability questioned<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fundacionsolon.org\/2021\/06\/01\/documentos-del-chepete-y-el-bala\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Profitability studies regarding the dam construction<\/a> concluded that the dams would not to be economically viable. This raises questions as to why the Bolivian Government wants construction to continue and if Brazil even needs energy imported from Bolivia. Over time, the Bolivian government has developed ties with China, with Import Export Bank of China funding the project and requiring that Bolivia contracts Chinese equipment and companies for construction. For China the dams are economically beneficial, but <a href=\"https:\/\/fundacionsolon.org\/2017\/06\/06\/estudios-de-geodata-sobre-rentabilidad-del-chepete-y-el-bala\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Geodata Engineering states<\/a> that the dams should be delayed until market conditions become more advantageous. Nevertheless, in November 2021, government owned ENDE has recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.noticiasfides.com\/nacional\/sociedad\/ende-retoma-construccion-de-las-represas-chepete-bala-y-la-amazonia-nuevamente-bajo-amenaza-412443\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announced<\/a> that the construction of the dams will be started in the very near future.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Protests and global awareness can help<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>An analysis of this case and its stakeholder engagement process found that protests and other types of community responses help the indigenous peoples to achieve more power in the process. Involving local people and allowing them to have a say in the decision-making process would allow the project to be more environmentally just. \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>International engagement through activists, NGOs and other networks resulting in global awareness about the endangered livelihoods of the indigenous peoples pushes the Bolivian state to consider the views and concerns of the indigenous communities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>Furthermore, proper stakeholder engagement and sufficient global awareness will decrease the chances of indigenous communities being criminalized or falling victim to political repression. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Prioritize biodiversity and indigenous rights<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>In the midst of an accelerating climate crisis, it is crucial that infrastructure projects follow all standards carefully, and most importantly: prioritize biodiversity and indigenous rights over profit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Further reading<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"Mongabay: In Bolivia, Indigenous groups fear the worst from dam project on Beni River\" target=\"_blank\">Mongabay<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/news.mongabay.com\/2022\/01\/in-bolivia-indigenous-groups-fear-the-worst-from-dam-project-on-beni-river\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/news.mongabay.com\/2022\/01\/in-bolivia-indigenous-groups-fear-the-worst-from-dam-project-on-beni-river\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">: In 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class=\"post__in--label\">\n                                                                                    News\n                                                                        <\/div>\n\n                                                                <h3>\n                            \u201cDefending our forests is defending our lives\u201d: Indigenous women at the frontlines in the Philippines\u00a0\n                        <\/h3>\n                                    <\/div>\n                <div class=\"post__link\">\n                    <i class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n\n<\/article>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"cell large-3 medium-6 small-12\">\n                        <article class=\"post post-type-post\">\n\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/news\/strengthening-cooperation-in-the-fight-against-environmental-crime\/\">\n        <div 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