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Tag: corruption in public office
Indigenous: Government only takes care of its image
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…
‘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….
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…
“Our forests are dying” – here’s our manifesto
BirdLife International reports: You have probably heard the devastating news about the fires currently destroying the Amazon rainforest – the result of formerly successful forest protection laws being rapidly dismantled. Not only does this vital ecosystem regulate the entire planet’s climate, but it is also home to an enormous wealth of rare and unique species found…
Bolivians in London and Berlin will march TODAY to request disaster declaration in Bolivia
Diego Jaramillo reports for El Deber: The organizers seek to make visible the natural disaster in the country as a result of forest fires in Chiquitania. They summon to mobilize before embassy in other European capitals. So were the flames in Roboré in previous days. Photo: Jorge Ibañez The Bolivian community in London, Berlin and…
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