Extracting gold and other minerals in Venezuela: The environmental crisis we don’t talk about
Panel by the OECD I May 2, 2022
Tag: Illegal mining
The Hidden Crisis: Venezuela’s Imminent Ecocide and the Orinoco Mining Arc
Article by Angeles Zuniga, Weave News I April 5, 2022
Presence, Activity and Influence of Organized Armed Groups in Mining Operations South of the Orinoco River
Mining in southern Venezuela, represented in the Orinoco Mining Arc, has become an activity imbued within a large organized criminal network that reaches all levels of political and military power. One of the key irregular actors within this complex plot consists of the Organized Armed Groups (OAGs). This report presents the results of an investigation […]
Four Indigenous people killed in ‘clash’ with Venezuelan military over WiFi
Article by Ana Vanessa Herrero, Washington Post I March 31, 2022
Nicolás Maduro lets miners trash Venezuela’s forests
Article by The Economist I March 5, 2022
Criminal Gangs and Guerrillas Take Part in the Mining Arc Mayhem
Article by Díalogo Americas I March 1, 2022
Complicated Borders: While the world burns, here's the daily briefing covering Venezuela news
Article by Naky Soto, Caracas Chronicles I February 24, 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
Venezuela: Understanding Political, External, and Criminal Actors in an Authoritarian State
Article by Evan Ellis, Small Wars Journal | January 14, 2022
Les ravages de la ruée vers l’or au sud de l’Orénoque
Article by Patrick Bele, Le Figaro (Page 14) | December 29, 2021
A Closer Look at Colombia’s Illegal, Artisanal, and Small-Scale Mining
Article by Ryan Berg & Henry Ziemer, CSIS | December 20, 2021