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Evo Morales continues to resist declaring a national disaster over Chiquitano fires, despite broad calls from civil society. paginasiete.bo/sociedad/2019/8/30/evo-dice-que-chiquitania-es-zona-de-desastre-niega-declaratoria-229224.html #BoliviaFires #SOSChiquitanía
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Morales also refuses to revoke 2019 decree that authorized new land-clearing by fire, but promises to "reach a consensus" among communities, government, and agribusiness after the fires are put out. #BoliviaFires #SOSChiquitanía
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Al Jazeera and numerous national outlets have reported that international aid for the fires is being held up pending the disaster declaration. And that domestic firefighters are vastly underequipped. #BoliviaFires #SOSChiquitanía
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