Reuters reports: Fires sweep across Bolivia Bolivian authorities struggle to contain the worst outbreak of forest fires in a decade, as high winds and drought lead to fires that threaten several national parks. Ashraf Fahim reports. Fires sweep across Bolivia, driven by drought and high winds. They’re the worst in ten years and local volunteers…
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Beni continues to lose its biodiversity! and central gov is useless!
Hoybolivia.com reports: ABT: heat sources in Beni quadrupled this year compared to 2015 The Authority of Supervision and Social Control of Forests and Land (ABT) reported Tuesday [07/26/2016] that sources of heat in the Beni quadrupled this year to 9,333, from January to yesterday, compared to 2,226 recorded in the same period of 2015. “If we…
Santa Cruz recorded 1,756 fire hotspots
Hoybolivia.com reports: Santa Cruz recorded 1,756 fire hotspots The Secretary Office for the Environment of the Government of Santa Cruz reported on Friday [08/28/2015] that 1,756 fire hotspots were recorded in the department, on more than a dozen municipalities. “It’s fire caused by farmers who began to prepare the ground for soil preparation and recommend to maintain…
Transportation and illegal logging increases the carbon footprint in Bolivia
Miguel Roca reports for El Deber: Transport and illegal logging increases the carbon footprint in Bolivia The vehicle fleet and the expansion of the agricultural frontier, among others, increase the emission of greenhouse gases that create the footprint carbono.Valeria Revilla, technical manager of Environmental Services Bolivia, reported that the per capita carbon footprint generated Bolivia…
Toxic fire in Santa Cruz, December 15, 2011
El Dia reports on December 16, 2011 of a fire that lasted over dour hours to be put out: Deposits of a multinational oil company with highly toxic chemicals burned in flames in the southern part of the city. There are no injured people; However, inhalation of these gases could affect the health of residents nearby. Fire…
Deforestation and Bolivia holds unfortunate 4th place…
Today, I will introduce Maplecroft, who is the author of the Deforestation Index 2012, from their website: Introducing Maplecroft As the global landscape evolves, it is imperative to navigate, manage and monitor the political, economic, social and environmental risks that affect new growth opportunities for business, especially in emerging markets. Maplecroft’s Global Risks Portfolio and…
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