By Unitel; Omar Pereyra, Eju.tv: Fires in Santa Cruz: A urina, a honey anteater, lizards, and birds among the survivors of the fire Due to the forest fires, some animals perish in the flames while others manage to escape but are left with injuries. These are some of the animals rescued by the Santa Cruz government…
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Government directly responsible for forest fires | Gobierno directo responsable por los incendios forestales
By El Diario, Melvy Ruiz, Eju.tv: Deputy María René Álvarez stated that the government’s action comes late, as friendly countries are already sending aid and advice to Bolivia. More than four million hectares of grasslands and forests have been burned in the eastern region, with Santa Cruz and Beni severely affected. Over four million hectares…
BENI: Drought and forest fires | Sequía y los incendios forestales
Brújula Digital: Beni declares a “disaster situation” due to drought and forest fires. Firefighters battle fires in Beni. Photo: Beni Governor’s Office The forest fires and extreme drought severely affecting several municipalities in Beni prompted the department’s government to issue Departmental Decree 13/2024, officially declaring the region in a “disaster situation.” This declaration aims to…
Slash-and-burn practices are a threat to public health, and a health alert should be declared | Los chaqueos son un atentado a la salud pública, se debe declarar alerta sanitaria
By Brujula Digital, El Diario: The Bolivian Society of Pneumology has proposed declaring a health alert due to the environmental pollution present in several cities, caused by forest fires and “chaqueos” (slash-and-burn practices). In a statement, the organization labeled the chaqueos as “an attack on public health” and demanded that those responsible “be sanctioned according…
Wildfires: Six cities in the country have air quality ranging from fair to very poor | Incendios forestales: Seis ciudades del país tienen aire entre regular y muy malo
By Omar Pereyra, Eju.tv, from El Deber: There are 53 communities affected by the fires in the country. Santa Cruz recorded the highest peak with 46 emergencies. The smoke forced the suspension of flights and in-person classes Source: eldeber.com.bo The fires are hitting the country harder than ever. The flames are affecting 53 communities across three departments,…
Protected Areas at Risk Due to Uncontrolled Fire Spread | Áreas protegidas en riesgo por avance del fuego sin control
El Diario: Legislator Questions Bureaucracy of Authorities The fire continues to spread uncontrollably in the eastern region of the country. According to data from the Governor’s Office, two million hectares of forest areas have burned in the department of Santa Cruz in the last two months. Meanwhile, in other regions, the fires have affected nearly…
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