In 2022, Bolivia lost 245,177 hectares of primary forest, making up 12.4% of total Amazon deforestation. This is largely due to unchecked fires, often human-caused to clear land for agriculture and cattle farming, in a practice known as "chaqueo". These fires emit massive amounts of carbon dioxide, making Bolivia a hotspot for carbon emissions during fire season. The Bolivian government's promotion of agribusiness in the Amazon, particularly for cattle-rearing and farming, has led to increased rates of deforestation. The Authority for the Social Audit and Control of Forests and Lands (ABT) authorised the deforestation of 212,000 hectares annually between 2016 and 2021, accounting for 83% of total deforestation. Legal changes, such as the 2013 Forest Restitution Law, have allowed farmers to legalise land that was illegally cleared for agriculture and cattle farming. Land titling laws further promote deforestation by requiring landowners to show productive use of the land within two years or risk confiscation.