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The aim is to explore the dualities and tensions surrounding lithium extraction in Bolivia's Salar de Uyuni, focusing on economic, environmental, and sociopolitical aspects.

June 2, 2026Open Access

'Multiple Battlefields' of Lithium Extraction-Production at and around the Salar de Uyuni: Economy vs environment/ecology, colonization vs decolonization, and global North vs global South

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The aim is to explore the dualities and tensions surrounding lithium extraction in Bolivia's Salar de Uyuni, focusing on economic, environmental, and sociopolitical aspects.
Qualitative analysis of historical and contemporary sources related to lithium extraction in Bolivia.
Examination of economic, ecological, and social narratives surrounding the lithium industry.
Discussion of the implications of colonization and decolonization in the context of global mining practices.
Identifies critical conflicts between economic development and environmental sustainability in lithium extraction.
Highlights the implications of global North vs global South dynamics in the lithium supply chain.
Discusses the potential for Bolivia to assert sovereignty over its natural resources while facing external pressures.

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This analysis explores the economic and ecological tensions in lithium extraction in Bolivia, suggesting deep implications.

Abstract

Evaporiticos (GNRE), and Morales has repeatedly emphasized how the lithium industry is critical to the growth, development, and sovereignty of Bolivia.What makes lithium particularly distinctive in such a

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典良(訳) 竹村 (2018) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1e726230b38c64201b59c7 https://doi.org/10.50937/00000288

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This analysis explores the economic and ecological tensions in lithium extraction in Bolivia, suggesting deep implications.

'Multiple Battlefields' of Lithium Extraction-Production at and around the Salar de Uyuni: Economy vs environment/ecology, colonization vs decolonization, and global North vs global South

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'Multiple Battlefields' of Lithium Extraction-Production at and around the Salar de Uyuni: Economy vs environment/ecology, colonization vs decolonization, and global North vs global South

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