Southern Venezuela Socio-environmental observatory Special Edition #08 Black Sands

The Venezuelan regime uses the Venezuelan Mining Corporation (CVM) to give the appearance of legality to illicit mining, even facilitating export routes that connect the Mining Arc to the port of La Guaira and to international destinations. Read the full report here.

The Venezuelan regime uses the Venezuelan Mining Corporation (CVM) to give the appearance of legality to illicit mining, even facilitating export routes that connect the Mining Arc to the port of La Guaira and to international destinations.

Read the full report here.

Our position on
the Orinoco Mining Arc

Arco Minero del Orinoco

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.