{"id":141627,"date":"2019-09-02T12:01:40","date_gmt":"2019-09-02T11:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=141627"},"modified":"2019-09-09T09:34:14","modified_gmt":"2019-09-09T08:34:14","slug":"bolivian-fires-are-threatening-people-and-wildlife-its-not-just-brazils-amazon-rainforest-thats-ablaze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2019\/09\/bolivian-fires-are-threatening-people-and-wildlife-its-not-just-brazils-amazon-rainforest-thats-ablaze\/","title":{"rendered":"Bolivian Fires Are Threatening People and Wildlife–It\u2019s Not Just Brazil\u2019s Amazon Rainforest That\u2019s Ablaze"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Firefighters and volunteers have been working around the clock to tackle the flames.
Ipa Iba\u00f1ez, Author provided<\/p><\/div>\n

23 Aug 2019 – <\/em>Up to 800,000 hectares<\/a> of the unique Chiquitano forest were burned to the ground in Bolivia between August 18 and August 23. That\u2019s more forest than is usually destroyed across the country in two years. Experts say that it will take at least two centuries<\/a> to repair the ecological damage done by the fires, while at least 500 species<\/a> are said to be at risk from the flames.<\/p>\n

The Chiquitano dry forest in Bolivia was the largest healthy tropical dry forest in the world<\/a>. It\u2019s now unclear whether it will retain that status. The forest is home to Indigenous peoples as well as iconic wildlife such as jaguars, giant armadillos, and tapirs. Some species in the Chiquitano are found nowhere else on Earth. Distressing photographs and videos from the area show many animals have burned to death in the recent fires.<\/p>\n

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Bolivia just lost half a million ha of the unique Chiquitano forest in 5 days. Media is focusing in Brazil, but we need press attention so that the government acts and asks for inter. help. Please report@BBCWorld<\/a> @guardIaneco<\/a> @georgeMonbiot<\/a> @dpcarrington<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/nPmCpANPtQ<\/a><\/p>\n

— alfredoromero.bsky.social (@Alf_RomeroM) August 21, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n