@patadeperro 🐈⬛🌎 "Rapid growth of Bolivia's #lithium industry creating new problems for local communities" The expansion of lithium #mining in the Salar de Uyuni, #Bolivia, raises environmental concerns, including #deforestation and #water pollution 💧. Read the article on @mongabay: https://news.mongabay.com/2024/04/rapid-growth-of-bolivias-lithium-industry-creating-new-problems-for-local-communities #Extractivism #ResistExtractivism #EnvironmentalJustice #Sustainability
Rapid growth of Bolivia’s lithium industry creating new problems for local communities
Bolivia is racing to attract foreign investment in its massive, untapped lithium reserves, with plans to expand operations and build new processing plants. But residents living near the lithium deposits say there are too many problems with the facilities already in operation. A lithium plant opened last year has untested equipment and is possibly mismanaging […]
