Bolivian authorities are striving to prevent an increase in forest fires at its border with Argentina, after almost one million hectares (2.47 million acres) ravaged the eastern part of the country so far this year, authorities said on Sunday.
Risks of new fire spots in some forested and agricultural areas in Bolivia remain a concern, government authorities said.
"Our goal is to prevent the affected figure from reaching 1.5 million (hectares)," the Vice Minister of Civil Defense, Juan Carlos Calvimontes, told local media on Sunday.
