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Forest fire ravages National Park in Ecuador

Published on: November 15, 2024
15:51

Quito, Nov 15 (Prensa Latina) A large forest fire is ravaging Cajas National Park, a protected area in southern Ecuador.

Active forest fires in southern Ecuador raze 345 hectares

Published on: August 25, 2024
11:21

Quito, Aug 25 (Prensa Latina) The forest fire in the town of Quilanga, in the southern Ecuadorian province of Loja, remains active and the flames have already razed 345 hectares of forest, the National Secretariat for Risk Management (SGR) reported on Sunday.

Fires in El Salvador destroyed 2,000 hectares

Published on: April 13, 2024
00:15

San Salvador, Apr 13 (Prensa Latina) About 2,000 hectares (17.2 square kilometers) of land were destroyed by fires in El Salvador in recent months, firefighters reported.

Díaz-Canel congratulates Cuba’s Forest Ranger Corps

Published on: April 10, 2024
11:34

Havana, Apr 10 (Prensa Latina) President Miguel Díaz-Canel congratulated Cuban's Forest Ranger Corps on its 65th anniversary on Wednesday, and praised its work in defending the country’s natural heritage.

Cuba approves incentive payment for forest carbon removal

Published on: February 27, 2024
13:54

Havana, Feb 27 (Prensa Latina) Cuba approved the payment for environmental services for the removal of sustainable forest carbon, a financial solution, the first of its kind in the country, which allows supporting environmental policies.

Parlatino expresses solidarity with Chile due forest fires

Published on: February 6, 2024
12:52

Panama, Feb 6 (Prensa Latina ) The Latin American and Caribbean Parliament (Parlatino), based in Panama since 2006, expressed its solidarity with the people of Chile, due to the devastating forest fires in Valparaiso and the surrounding areas.

Paraguayan agents seize 75 tons of marijuana in forests

Published on: January 25, 2024
14:20

Asunción, Jan 25 (Prensa Latina) Paraguayan anti-drug agents seized 75 tons of marijuana in extensive natural forest reserves in the northeast of the country, the government informed today.

Bolivia awaits arrival of Venezuelan firefighters

Published on: November 20, 2023
12:56

La Paz, Nov 20 (Prensa Latina) Bolivian Minister of Defense Edmundo Novillo told a press conference on Monday that Venezuela will send 30 firefighters specialized in forest fires in response to Bolivia's request for international aid.

Bolivian Civil Defense remains mobilized by fires

Published on: November 7, 2023
12:13

La Paz, Nov 7 (Prensa Latina) Bolivian Deputy Defense Minister Juan Carlos Calvimontes said on Tuesday that forest firefighters are fighting seven fires across the country, four of which are in the department of La Paz.

Kenya: 12 bodies dug up in cult investigation

Published on: July 11, 2023
14:37

Nairobi, Jul 11 (Prensa Latina) The sequence of horrors unleashed by the murder of cult followers in a forest in the Kenyan city of Kilifi (southeast) came to light again after 12 local authorities managed to dig up 12 corpses.

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