Forest Fire (8120 ha) in Bolivia 25 Aug 2024

Event summary

Forest fire can have a low humanitarian impact based on the burned area and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID WF 1021802
Countries: Bolivia
Start Date - Last detection*: 25 Aug 2024 - 30 Aug 2024
Duration (days): 5
People affected: 13 in the burned area
Burned area: 8120 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

*(Last detection of the thermal anomaly of the fire)

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Smoke from fires in several South American countries will affect the a.. 9/2/2024 10:50:00 PM.

Ecuador is one of the nations most affected by the fire that has burned more than 4,800 hectares. Smoke from forest fires in several South American countries will affect the air in several states of Venezuela for the next 48 to 36 hours sta
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Le grandi perdite della Bolivia: foreste, acqua e ghiacciai 9/2/2024 7:55:00 AM.

Negli ultimi trentanove anni, la Bolivia ha perso in modo irreversibile diverse tipologie di foreste, fonti d’acqua e ghiacciai o montagne innevate a causa dell’inquinamento, del degrado del suolo, dell’allevamento di bestiame, dell’agricol
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Bolivia starts criminal cases against provocated forest fires 8/31/2024 4:36:00 PM.

The Bolivian Forest and Land Social Control and Inspection Authority (ABT) reports that 54 criminal proceedings are being conducted for causing forest fires in regions of the country’s eastern departments. Of the ongoing investigations, 48
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Bolivia Starts Criminal Cases Against Provocated Forest Fires 8/30/2024 2:05:00 AM.

ABT reported 54 criminal proceedings, of which 48 were in the Santa Cruz department and 6 in Beni. The Bolivian Forest and Land Social Control and Inspection Authority (ABT) reported on Thursday that 54 criminal proceedings are being conduc
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: (2), EC-JRC (28), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), JRC (1),