InSight Crime: Doubts Remain Over Venezuela’s Efforts to Stop Illegal Mining
Report by InSight Crime | February 17, 2023
Tag: ecocide
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CGTN America on Twitter: "See how illegal mining is affecting the Amazon rainforest in Venezuela."
Via @cgtnamerica
Is Culture the Missing Piece in Our Quest for a Greener and Humane Recovery? Five Ways the Cultural Sector Steps In
Article by Katya Gorbatiouk, The Ensemble I February 2, 2022
Venezuela’s environmental crisis: ‘the beginning of a wave of destruction’
Article by Gideon Long, Financial Times I January 16, 2022
Ecocide in Venezuela: the Chavista dictatorship caused an environmental disaster with the illegal exploitation of natural resources
Article by Helen Hernandez, OI Canadian | January 16, 2022
Stop Ecocide
““ECOCIDE” is a word to describe what is happening to our planet; the mass damage and destruction of the natural living world. It literally means “killing one’s home”. And right now, in most of the world, no-one is held responsible. We are working, together with a growing global network of lawyers, diplomats, and across all sectors of civil society, towards making ecocide an international crime.”
Why Venezuela’s “ecocide” must not be ignored
Article by Patrick Mulholland, The New Statesman | November 24, 2021 (Mentions SOSOrinoco)
Venezuela’s Maduro Should Be Tried for Ecocide
Article by Ryan Berg, Foreign Policy | May 14, 2021
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