The pink river dolphins of the Amazon have a warning for humans
Article by Diana Durán, The Washington Post I May 9, 2023
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CGTN America on Twitter: "See how illegal mining is affecting the Amazon rainforest in Venezuela."
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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 Destruction of Venezuela’s Amazon Is Going Virtually Unnoticed
Article by Cristina Vollmer Burelli, Americas Quarterly I October 18, 2022
Venezuela’s environmental crisis: ‘the beginning of a wave of destruction’
Article by Gideon Long, Financial Times I January 16, 2022
Venezuelan artists join forces with SOSOrinoco in denouncing and exposing ecocide in Venezuela
“Para reflexionar sobre la destrucción ambiental asociada a la minería, es necesario comprenderla no solo a nivel geográfico, sino también a nivel existencial. En la región amazónica, la destrucción significa más que la contaminación de los ríos, el exterminio de plantas endémicas y el asesinato de animales y pueblos indígenas.» se pregunta Ana Alenso.
Venezuela’s Ecocide Needs International Attention
Article by Cristina V. Burelli, CSIS | July 30, 2020
Malaria in Venezuela – Situation Report A Resurgent Epidemic in a Complex Humanitarian Emergency
This situation report is produced by the International Council of AIDS Service Organizations (ICASO) and Global Development One (GDO). It focuses on the malaria situation in Venezuela from January 2000 to June 2019, underscoring the role that the complex humanitarian crisis has played in more recent years. www.icaso.org
Two new reports by CDC on emerging infectious diseases in Venezuela
Read the report on the resurgence of malaria and the report on the resurgence of vaccine-preventable diseases in Venezuela (measles and diphtheria), affecting the indigenous people in a disproportionate way.
National Parks Traveler Magazine Special Report: Traveler Special Report: Venezuela’s Imperiled National Parks
In the midst of political and economic turmoil in this South American country, some of the world’s most scenic and biodiverse public lands are at risk. By Kim O’Connell
US Government plans more sanctions targeting Venezuelan gold exports
As the Maduro Regime attempts to maneuver around sanctions that are limiting its ability to produce revenues via PDVSA, they are trying to ramp up gold, diamond and coltan production, circumvent the Central Bank of Venezuela by smuggling these conflict minerals through Colombia, Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao and lately direct flights to Turkey, in order to export the minerals directly to Turkey and Iran.