Conference Statement for the Orinoco Mining Arc
Statement by the LACCCB I July 2018
References
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Why global environmentalists are silent on Venezuela’s mining crisis
Article by Isaac Nahon-Serfaty, The Conversation I June 25, 2018
The Bloody Grab for Gold in Venezuela’s most dangerous town
Article by Andrew Rosati, Bloomberg I April 9, 2018
Digging into the Mining Arc
Article by Bram Ebus, InfoAmazonia I January 15, 2018
Death of a Forest
Article by Édgar López, OCCRP I October 11, 2017
The Arc of Desperation
Article by Bram Ebus, Earth Island Journal I August 31, 2017
Venezuelan university and indigenous health workers report more epidemics in Caura river caused by illegal mining
Article by Forest Peoples Programme I July 15, 2017
Venezuela and its rising vector-borne neglected diseases
Report by Peter J. Hotez et al. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases I June 29, 2017
Venezuela Mining policy threatens indigenous lands
Article by Marcus Colchester, Forest Peoples Programme I May 2, 2017
Mining And Resistance in the Venezuelan Amazon
Article by Lucio Marcello, Earth First Journal I April 2, 2017
Saving the Venezuelan Amazon: mega Nature Reserve? Or MegaMining Frontier?
Article by Lucio Marcello, The Ecologist I March 30, 2017
Illegal gold mining in Venezuela causing deaths, malaria, gang fights and deforestation
Article by Cecilia Jamasmie, Mining.com I March 21, 2017