El Diario reports: It does not declare a national disaster On Wednesday 4 of this month they will evaluate the trial of responsibilities against President Evo Morales for “ecocide”, “ethnocide” and “biocide” The forest fire recorded in the Chiquitania region, which exceeds 1,100,000 hectares of forest, caused irreparable losses to nature. The Government did not…
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‘Murderer of nature’: Evo Morales blamed as Bolivia battles devastating fires
Dan Collyns reports for The Guardian: Furious locals say president is culpable over unprecedented destruction of wildlife Firefighters try to control a fire near Charagua, close to the border with Paraguay. Photograph: Aizar Raldes/AFP/Getty Images Runy Callaú can’t remember how many nights he has been fighting the blaze which has engulfed huge swathes of forest….
Animal shelter in Bolivia takes in animals fleeing from the wildfires
ABC Fox Montana reports: The tiny victims of Bolivia’s raging wildfires have taken some respite in an animal shelter in Aguas Calientes. These animals are the lucky ones; the fires across Bolivia have impacted approximately 3,800 square miles. It leaves behind an uncountable death toll of plants and animals. The shelter rehabilitates these animal survivors…
1,200 species threatened by fire in Chiquitania
EFE reports via El Diario: 40 million trees lost The fire has consumed thousands of hectares of forests and grasslands in Santa Cruz, leaving wildlife at the mercy of hunters Bosque Chiquitano is home to 50 types of amphibians, 78 different reptiles, 700 birds, 124 mammals and 300 kinds of fish, as well as several…
No Refuge for the Amazon in Evo Morales’ Bolivia
Devin Beaulieu reports for Common Dreams: Evo Morales has carefully cultivated his image on the world stage as an indigenous defender of the “Pachamama (Mother Earth),” but his domestic policies belie another reality. Response by the ideologically leftwing government of Evo Morales has been forced, instead, largely due to domestic pressure by Bolivians that increasingly…
Bolivians blame government for not doing enough to put out fires
Dan Collyns reports for CGTN: The Bolivian government says wildfires have destroyed around 12,000 square kilometers of forest and grasslands. But environmentalists say the real figure is higher. Many blame the President for not doing enough. [To watch the video, please click this photo, thank you] Bolivia is still burning. A team is out going…
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