Recent satellite images (May 2018 reveal and confirm the location of the illegal mining site Maraya inside YAPAKANA National Park in Amazonas State (Venezuela) where any type of mining is forbidden in the 1999 Constitution of Venezuela. Criminal illegal mining in this state is not only allowed but exploited by the Venezuelan Armed Forces, in particular by the regional command REDI Guayana.
Recent satellite images (May 2018) of a large illegal mining site inside Yapakana National Park in Amazonas, Venezuela
Imágenes satelitales de la mina Maraya en el PARQUE NACIONAL YAPAKANA, en el estado Amazonas en #Venezuela. La REDI Guayana @ceofanb es responsable de este crimen ambiental por la minería ilegal. #sosOrinoco pic.twitter.com/nggn2XrzMk
— SOS Orinoco (@SOSOrinoco) May 28, 2018
Our position on
the Orinoco Mining Arc
The purpose of SOSOrinoco is to shed light on the existing body of work regarding the situation in the Amazonia and Orinoquia regions of Venezuela, to raise awareness of the tragedy that is occurring and to outline some urgent measures that need to be taken in order to halt the unfolding human and environmental disaster.