Carlos Pinto

Carlos Pinto is the deputy director of the Integrated Fire Management Program at the Fundación Amigos de la Naturaleza (FAN) in Bolivia. He has been vocal about the increasing severity of wildfires in the country, noting that since 2019, Bolivia has experienced a new level of aggressive wildfires that threaten vast areas. Pinto highlights the challenges faced by firefighting institutions, including reduced financial and logistical resources due to budget cuts at all government levels. He emphasizes the need for communities to implement risk management plans to mitigate the impact of wildfires, which have increasingly affected critical ecosystems, contrasting with previous years when most fires occurred in easily recoverable grasslands.