Drought: ‘Tabu!' – forest owners with urgent appeal to the population

The Chaqueño farmer, Luis Diez, tells us his story of great sacrifice, for which he anticipates a possible sad and tragic end. Luis expresses his great concern about the crisis that his province is going through because of the drought. And he is more concerned that not everyone is aware of the serious situation. Moreover, he laments “the atrocious silence on the part of the authorities regarding the crisis that is coming.” At the time of talking…

The government will provide support to farmers in the northern region hard hit by the persistent drought and irrigation restrictions. This was announced on Tuesday by the Minister of Agro-Industry, Food Security, Blue Economy, Marine Resources and Fisheries, Arvin Boolell, in response to a question by MP Kaviraj Rookny on the fate of farmers. A committee has already been set up to assess the economic consequences of the drought and irrigation re…

In light of the weeks-long drought, German forest owners are urging hikers to be cautious in the forest. "Cautious behavior in the forest reduces the risk of forest fires," Andreas Bitter, president of the German Forest Owners' Association (AGDW), told the Funke Media Group newspapers. "Smoking and open fires in the forest are taboo." The drought in the topsoil is currently particularly severe in northern, northeastern, and western Germany, as w…

After the rain-poor spring, fields and forests suffer from drought. Forest owners therefore have an urgent request to the population.