During the month of April, at least a third of the 16, 052 heat sources registered in Bolivia were in areas without prior authorization. Additionally, 1,119 heat sources were detected in protected areas.
Given the need to monitor the threat of forest fires in indigeneous territories, the Center for Autonomous Territorial Planning (CPTA) of the Center for Legal Studies and Social Research (Cejis) decided to report on outbreaks of burning in protected areas and indigeneous territories of Bolivia. CAPTA uses satellite data from NASA to inform the general population about the critical situation the country is facing. due to these fire locations.
In the Beni, impacted areas include the “Pampas del Río Yacuma Integrated Management Natural Area and the Santos Reyes Integrated Management Natural Area; and in La Paz, the Apolobamba Integrated Management Natural Area, Madidi National Park and the Pilón Lajas Biosphere Reserve and Indigenous Territory.”
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