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  1. The simultaneous fires in Bolivia are, just as in Brazil, a political choice with dire environmental consequences, made by a government that openly proposed rainforest destruction. sciencealert.com/it-s-not-just-brazil-s-amazon-bolivia-s-vital-forests-are-on-fire-too/amp
    1. …in reply to @CarwilBJ
      In Bolivia's case that promise was to "open the agrarian frontier" by converting 9+ million hectares to new farmland in a decade.
      1. …in reply to @CarwilBJ
        Here's my take on how and why this is happening: woborders.blog/2019/08/27/bolivia-burning-policy/ #AmazonFires #BoliviaFires #SOSChiquitania