Incorporated as Environment Bolivia (501 (c) 3 not-for-profit), headquartered in Cochabamba, Bolivia, with supporting offices in Portland, Maine, and Montreal, Canada, Environment Las Americas' mission is to holistically improve environmental health by changing the way that people, governments, and corporations of the Americas understand and practice ecology, economics, and equity--the "three E's" of global sustainability.
Environment Las Americas is the only Pan-American, exclusively environmental health-focused 501 (c) 3 nonprofit. Recent Accomplishments:
Environment Las Americas co-led the Bolivian implementation of the 2006 Global Stop Climate Change Day, organizing 400 marchers in Cochabamba and over 100 in La Paz, ending in front of the US embassy to protest the fact that the United States still has not signed the Kyoto Protocol. In preparation for the event, Environment Las Americas staff appeared on three national television stations and over twenty local radio and television stations to discuss climate change.
Environment Las Americas became the largest mass-based environmental organization in Bolivia in 2006.
1,200 attended Environment Las Americas' free showing of Al Gore's film 'An Inconvenient Truth' in December 2006. Approximately 400 more had to be turned away when the theater reached capacity.
Environment Las Americas succeeded in slowing the amount of trash-burning that occurs in its neighborhood by lobbying for and receiving a government-sponsored sign prohibiting the practice.
The Bolivian Constituent Assembly's Subcommission of the Environment incorporated our Environmental Constitutional amendment proposal into their own. Our language has also become integrated into popular dialogue on the subject.
Our constitutional amendment proposal received 18 letters of support from different social, political, and environmental organizations. Read the campaign's summary.
Our radio show, Medio Ambiente Bolivia al Aire, currently broadcasts on Cochabamba's 3rd most popular channel.
Environment Las Americas needs your assistance. Help support our blossoming organization's most productive year yet! Donateto international environmental grassroots work, and build a healthier world for all! One dollar in Bolivia goes a very long way...
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Air Pollution Cochabamba is one of the worst cities in Bolivia concerning air quality. Trash burning, exhaust from cars and trucks, frequent forest fires in the near by Tunari National Park, as well as dust particles kicked up by winds and traffic all contribute to the poor air quality. This situation poses a serious health risk. More
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Pesticides and Chemical Pollution Unregulated dumping introduces toxic chemicals into both the air and water system in Cochabamba. These photos are from a frequent dumping area less than a block away from the Environment Las Americas office. More
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Water Pollution In a town where the struggle for water rights has historically taken central stage, the dangerous levels of contamination due to illegal dumping continue to threaten water sources. A prime example of a the problem is Laguna Alalay which is chocked with invasive algae. More
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