Garbage, a silent intruder in the Pilon Lajas
By Sarit Dury
Threats to nature and people
Rurrenabaque
On the borders of the Pilón Lajas RB-TCO, the Rurrenabaque rubbish dump has been improvised and is gradually having a significant impact on the protected area’s watersheds and on the local residents, as the smell and the flies it attracts are the main reasons why people are asking for the rubbish dump to be moved.