Bolivian indigenous people complain to the UN that megaprojects threaten their existence

Miriam Telma J in her 2018 article for Mongabay, quoted the speech Ruth Alipaz wrote for the 17th session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. Her statement not only outlined the extensive damage and loss over 51 indigenous and peasant communities would face from the construction of El Bala and El Chepete, but also other dams such as the Rositas dam. Alipaz maintains that the indigenous communities in Bolivia are facing threats without being consulted on these projects.