Melting Point: Tracing the Production of Venezuela’s Illicit Gold
Report by C4ADS
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Brazilian gold miners get free rein in Venezuela’s Indigenous lands
Article by Mie Hoejris Dahl, Mongabay I April 11, 20223
Ye'kuana Basketry Symbology Portal to a Parallel World
A new book by Venezuelan Encyclopaedist and polymath Charles Brewer-Carias, called “Ye’kuana Basketry Symbology: Portal to a Parallel World” is the latest publication in a long list of beautifully illustrated books by the author, showcasing his vast knowledge of the cultural, botanical and biological riches of his native Venezuela. The primary focus of this outstanding book is a deep and thorough investigation into the culture and cosmogony of the Ye’kuana indigenous people displayed through the craftsmanship of their woven basketry.
Illegal Gold Mining Operations in Venezuelan Amazon on the Rise
Article by Julieta Pelcastre, Diálogo Américas I March 16, 2023
InSight Crime: Doubts Remain Over Venezuela’s Efforts to Stop Illegal Mining
Report by InSight Crime | February 17, 2023
CGTN America on Twitter: "See how illegal mining is affecting the Amazon rainforest in Venezuela."
Via @cgtnamerica
All Party Parliamentary Group for Venezuela Hearing on Venezuelan Gold
AGM & Hearing from Cristina Burelli of SOS Orinoco, Dr David Soud and Louis Marechal of the OECD
Parliamentarians: Andrew Lewer MBE MP (Chair); John Spellar MP (Officer); Baroness Hooper (Officer);
Lord Mountevans (Officer), John Stevenson MP
For some Colombians, vows of mining reform are just a flash in the pan
Article by Charlie Espinosa and Charles Lyons, Mongabay I February 20, 2023
Venezuela’s Yapacana National Park suffering increasing mining deforestation: report
Article by Maxwell Radwin, Mongabay I January 11, 2023
How ‘blood gold’ damages the Amazon rainforest in Venezuela
Article by Noelani Kirschner, ShareAmerica I January 5, 2023
Deforestation in Venezuela surges as gold miners ransack the Amazon
Article by Luke Taylor, NewScientist I December 9, 2022
The gold-mining city that is destroying a sacred Venezuelan mountain
Article by Samantha Schmidt, Ana Vanessa Herrero and Janice Kai Chen, Washington Post I December 6, 2022