Bolivia registers the highest environmental pollution | Bolivia registra la mayor contaminación ambiental

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Bolivia registra la mayor contaminación ambiental
Large areas of protected areas were devastated by forest fires that affected fauna and flora in a catastrophic way.
Grandes extensiones de áreas protegidas fueron devastadas por los incendios forestales que afectaron a la fauna y flora de manera catastrófica.

Fire devastates national parks

  • Ten deaths, six million animals burned, respiratory problems rose to 200% and inexplicably the Government delays declaring an emergency.
  • The irresponsible use of mercury in mining contaminates the water of rivers and lakes, with serious effects on the health of inhabitants and aquatic ecosystems.
  • Forest fires in different regions of the country have left almost three million hectares affected; while the volunteer forest firefighters are unprotected.

Large areas of protected areas were devastated by forest fires that affected fauna and flora in a catastrophic way.

The uncontrollable fire that different regions endure places Bolivia as one of the countries with the greatest environmental pollution globally, due to the dense smoke caused by uncontrolled fires and arson fires that devastate thousands of hectares of national parks every day with fatal consequences. consequences for the fauna and flora, also against the health of the inhabitants.

The Secretary of Health of the Governorate, Edil Toledo, confirmed that in previous days there were deaths due to respiratory disorders, due to contamination. These patients, numbering 10, were the most critical reported since Roboré, they were hypertensive and diabetic.

On the other hand, reports show that more than six million animals perished in the last wave of fires, even more than in the incident four years ago with its epicenter in Chiquitania.

Experts from the Universidad Mayor de San Andrés (UMSA) refer to the catastrophic consequences of the uncontrolled fire on the animal wealth of Bolivia, a fire that still burns and threatens to further increase the numbers, both of devastated areas and of burned animals, suffocated or scared from their natural habitat.

On the other hand, a study carried out on 302 people from 36 native communities of the Ese Ejjas, Tsimanes, Mosetenes, Leco, Uchupiamona and Tacana peoples, shows mercury levels that exceed the limits allowed by the World Health Organization by 74.5%. Indigenous peoples have high levels of mercury in their bodies due to mining activities that also affect aquatic ecosystems.

The latest reports indicate that forest fires in different regions of the country have so far left almost three million hectares affected, reported the Minister of Rural Development and Lands, Remmy Gonzales, but inexplicably the Government delays declaring an emergency.

Meanwhile, volunteer forest firefighters do not have personal protective equipment or specialized tools to control forest fires and are unprotected.

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