“The Center for Autonomous Territorial Planning (CPTA) of the Center for Legal Studies and Social Research-CEJIS reported that, during the month of June, 226 heat sources were registered in indigenous territories and 452 in Protected Areas . The fires affected 17 indigenous territories in the departments of Santa Cruz (70 foci), Beni (114 foci) and La Paz (12 foci).
In total numbers, from the start of the year until June 2021, 15,815 heat sources were registered in the country. It represents an increase of 50% compared to the outbreaks recorded a year earlier.”
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