- Title: Bolivians demand action at global climate change strike
- Date: 27th September 2019
- Summary: LA PAZ, BOLIVIA (SEPTEMBER 27, 2019) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF PROTESTERS FOR CLIMATE CHANGE ACTION MARCHING AND CHANTING YOUTH CHANTING DURING PROTEST, PLACARD THAT READS (Spanish) "CHANGE THE SYSTEM, NOT THE CLIMATE" PROTESTERS MARCHING PROTESTERS GATHERED, CHANTING OUTSIDE JUSTICE MINISTRY BUILDING VARIOUS OF YOUTH PROTESTERS CHANTING OUTSIDE MINISTRY BUILDING PLACARD THAT READS (Spanish) "THERE IS MORE PLASTIC THAN SHARED WILL" PROTESTER CHANTING PROTESTER DRESSED AS GORILLA VARIOUS OF PROTESTERS GATHERED AND CHANTING (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) PROTESTER, PAULA COCA, SAYING: "More than 5 million hectares have been burnt through in Bolivia. Today, the objective of this movement is to declare a climate crisis in Bolivia. We want all young people today to join this fight. We want the rights of biodiversity and Mother Earth to be respected." VARIOUS OF PROTESTERS GATHERED PROTESTERS CHANTING PROTESTERS GATHERED ON ROAD PLACARD THAT READS (Spanish) "STOP THE PATRIARCHY AND NOT THE PLANET" POLICE ON DUTY NEAR PROTEST
- Embargoed: 11th October 2019 20:03
- Keywords: Fridays for Future climate change strike globe world La Paz Bolivia environment
- Location: LA PAZ, BOLIVIA
- City: LA PAZ, BOLIVIA
- Country: Bolivia
- Topics: Environment,Climate Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA001AYFP5QF
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text:Bolivians marched through the streets of La Paz on Friday (September 27), as they joined others around the globe to raise their voices to demand action to protect the environment and combat climate change.
Across the world, students and workers left their schools, colleges and offices and marched along city streets to demand world leaders take urgent action to avert an environmental catastrophe.
The global climate strike is inspired by 16-year-old Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, who is currently in Canada leading the movement there.
Climate change is a hot topic in Bolivia, with raging wildfires having devastated millions of hectares of forests in the country.
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