Moderators Moderator_02 Posted December 31, 2019 Moderators Share Posted December 31, 2019 Quote Longer jail terms sought for vegitationm fires Posted 30/12/2019 After a year when there was 35-40% less rainfall than usual, the 2020 dry season is forecast to be hotter and drier and the Environment Ministry (Miambiente) has launched a prevention campaign to minimize bush fires while seeking to increase from, three to five years the penalty fpr starting them The initiative was presented ton Monday, December 30. Milciades Concepción, head of the Miambiente, stressed that the burning of dead vegetation constitutes a latent and real scourge. According to MiAmbiente reports, forest fires in 2019 consumed h about 75,000 hectares. Prison sentences for burning vegetation range from one to three years Concepción said that in 2020 they will present a bill to increase the sanctions to five years. https://www.newsroompanama.com/environment/longer-jail-terms-sought-for-vegitationm-fires Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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