Environmental protection does not seem to be an important issue for Bolivians. As mining is a major source of the national income, many live at such a level of poverty that the income potential of being either employed by or contracting with the mines is more important than Environmental protection.
Another more "on the streets" example is that many people still litter and it is not an issue. This is seen as job production for, if you are out in the wee hours of the morning in, for example, Oruro, you will see workers out on foot sweeping up trash by hand. This presents an interesting dichotomy, permit littering, promote paying to clean up.
Both of these examples point to what I see IS a priority in Bolivia which is job production, rahter than environmental protection.
