El Diario reports: Determination of the Cruceño open Council: After the massive concentration carried out yesterday at the feet of the Christ the Redeemer, it was determined respect for the vote of the 21F referendum, rebellion before a possible electoral “fraud”, abrogation of Law 741 and DS 3973 that increased the permit of “controlled” burning…
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Morales and his lies at the UN
Angelica Siles writes in El Diario: Article 387.l of the Political Constitution of the State states that “The State must guarantee the conservation of forestry forests in areas of forest vocation, their sustainable use, the conservation and recovery of flora, fauna and degraded areas.” Unfortunately, public servant Morales DOES NOT FULFILL the constitutional mandate. Between…
The equivalent of TWO Belgiums has already been burned in Bolivia
Pagina Siete reports: The equivalent of all Cochabamba has already been burned Two million hectares lost are forests. Photo: Soyelgas / Pagina Siete According to the most recent report of the Friends of Nature Foundation (FAN), the equivalent of the entire extension of Cochabamba or double of Belgium has already been consumed by fire. The…
‘I could hear the fear in her voice’: Aussies’ nerve-racking job in Bolivian sanctuary
Michael Dahlstrom reports for Yahoo News Australia: A Melbourne woman is pleading for help as flames surround an animal sanctuary in Bolivia where five Australians are currently doing volunteer work. Milli Spence, 34, spoke to Yahoo News Australia as fire fighters continue to battle blazes at the 800 hectare Parque Ambue Ari, 400km north of…
Fires still being set in blazing Bolivia (commentary)
Claire Wordley comments in Mongabay: Firefighters in Bolivia are tackling conflagrations that have burned an area larger than Costa Rica. Several national parks and Indigenous territories have been affected. Many Indigenous and civil society groups are calling for an end to laws that allow burning. I spoke to ecologists and biologists about what is being…
‘Everything is burned’: Bolivian caravan marches across fire-ravaged region to pressure Morales
Santiago Limachi, David Mercado report for Reuters: CHIQUITANO FOREST, Bolivia (Reuters) – In Bolivia’s fire-ravaged lowlands, a caravan of indigenous protesters is marching hundreds of miles to demand President Evo Morales declare a surge in wildfires a national disaster, a move they hope will unleash international aid. People march during the 10th Indigenous March to defend…
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