Venezuela’s environmental crisis: ‘the beginning of a wave of destruction’
Article by Gideon Long, Financial Times I January 16, 2022
Tag: environment
Why Venezuela’s “ecocide” must not be ignored
Article by Patrick Mulholland, The New Statesman | November 24, 2021 (Mentions SOSOrinoco)
A Vast South American Wilderness Is Under Siege From Illegal Mining
Article by YaleEnvironment360 | August 5, 2021
Venezuela’s Maduro Should Be Tried for Ecocide
Article by Ryan Berg, Foreign Policy | May 14, 2021
Venezuela’s Ecological Death Spiral: Formulating a Global Response
Article by Cristina V. Burelli & Claudia Fernandez, CSIS | April 5, 2021
Opinion: The world must act to stop Venezuela’s environmental destruction
Article by Francisco Dallmeier & Cristina V. Burelli, Washington Post | February 22, 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.
New satellite images confirm illegal mining inside Canaima National Park
Illegal mining within the Canaima National Park in #Venezuela, a World Heritage Site designated by @unescowhc.@NicolasMaduro gov’t is responsible for this ecocide. We should raise our voices against this ecocide @UNEnvironment @UN #sosOrinoco
Protecting 30% of the planet for nature: costs, benefits and economic implications
Report by Anthony Waldron et al. University of Cambridge I July 8, 2020
We need to preserve natural treasures such as La Cueva Charles Brewer – Macizo Chimantá, Amazonas, Venezuela
Natural treasures and biodiversity such as these in Amazonas, Venezuela, are under serious threat from the regime of Nicolás Maduro and the mafias that control the regions South of the Orinoco River.
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
Creating a buzz: How satellite imagery brought awareness to deforestation and illegal mining in a National Park
An article by The SOS Orinoco Team