Throwback: EU’s response to forest fires in Bolivia

            In 2019, Bolivia lost more than 6 million hectares of forest and grassland to forest fires.

When the country requested support with its response to the crisis last summer, the EU Civil Protection Mechanism helped mobilise a specialised French firefighting team to assist Bolivian authorities in fighting the fires.

The EU also supported the Bolivian firefighters by providing items such as tents and water pumps to enable them to do their job. A team of 6 Swedish experts established a remote basecamp facility which could shelter 200 people in tents with electricity and water.

In addition, the EU team built an operation centre and trained the local forces how to use it in the future.

The response helped protect houses, communities and several national parks from the danger.

© European Union 2019 (photographer: Aizar Raldes)

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Taken on: September 3, 2019

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