Fires in Argentinian Patagonia Expose Official Neglect
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In eight days, nearly 15,000 hectares were destroyed by flames, including 12,000 in Chubut province. Environmental protection associations denounce drastic cuts in the budget of the National Fire Control Service.
The fire does not advance alone. It does so on decisions taken and, above all, on those not taken. According to preliminary official data, in these few weeks of summer more than 21,000 hectares of forests have already been reduced to ashes in Argentinian Patagonia.
Communities repudiate the “environmental terrorism” hypothesis put forward by the Ministry of Security, recalling that indigenous peoples are the first victims of the flames, losing homes, animals and native forests.
The forest fires in Chubut have already razed more than 21,000 hectares of forests, plantations, pastures and houses; an area equivalent to that of the city of Buenos Aires. The climate crisis, drought, wind, high temperatures and exotic pines increase the fires. Greenpeace denounces lack of prevention, brigadists and hydrant planes to ...
In view of the increasing risk of forest and rural fires, both national and provincial laws establish clear prohibitions on the use of fire in mountain areas and in Patagonia, with severe economic and criminal sanctions for those who violate the rules. What the law says and how it is applied in practice. Read more
Latin American Summary, January 13, 2026 The forest fires in Chubut have already razed more than 21,000 hectares of forests, plantations, pastures and homes; an area equivalent to that of the city of Buenos Aires. The climate crisis, drought, wind, high temperatures and exotic pines increase the fires. Greenpeace denounces [...] La entrada Argentina. Patagonia. Ecocide announced in Chubut: 21,000 hectares razed by fire was first published in Lat…
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