Gabriel Romano, EFE, reports for Pagina Siete: The flora and fauna that have survived the fire suffer a “total effect” of the disaster. A jaguar at the Noel Kempff Mercado Zoo in Santa Cruz. Below, animals burned in the Chaco. Photos: EFE / Nature, Earth and Life Foundation (Native) Forest fires in Bolivia threaten the…
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Fire in Chiquitania: the world could help better but evo’s egocentric behavior ruins it all!
El Diario reports: Incessant fire, devastation and death EU: Fire in Chiquitania is a dire situation The head of business of the United States Embassy, Bruce Williamson, reiterated that the Trump administration is on the lookout for more help request from Bolivia. The country’s Foreign Ministry informed the diplomatic corps about the situation in Roboré…
Bolivia wildfires torch two million hectares since August
AFP reports for The Economic Times: 1/5 Devastating wildfires in Bolivia Wildfires in Bolivia have torched two million hectares (4.9 million acres) of forest and grassland since August, including some environmentally protected areas, officials said Monday. One cabinet minister decried the “macabre game” of fires being put out, then reset behind the backs of firefighters…
Indigenous peoples of affected populations will start a march on Monday, September 16 – Cessation of Land endowment, now!
El Diario reports, photo from the internet: Chiquitania Environmentalists demand cessation of land endowment Environmental platforms formed a Chiquitano Dry Forest Defense Coordinator as they were not heard by national, departmental and municipal authorities Given the Government’s refusal to issue the national disaster declaration, the indigenous peoples of affected populations will start a march on…
Bolivia: Forest Fires – Emergency Plan of Action DREF N° MDRBO013
Red Cross plan reports via Relief Web: A. Situation analysis Description of the disaster In early August, a forest fire started in the department of Santa Cruz in Bolivia, which has increased the sources of accelerated burning. According to the most recent OCHA report (2 September 2019)1 on the fires, a total of 1,917 families…
As Bolivian forests burn, Evo’s bet on Big Farming comes under fire
Reuters report for Channel News Asia: SANTA CRUZ DE LA SIERRA/LA PAZ, Bolivia: In the tropical Bolivian city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, a wealthy farming hub on the edge on the Amazon rainforest, President Evo Morales gathered with ranchers late last month to celebrate a maiden shipment of beef to China. An elaborate…
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