The year 2020 marked the 58th anniversary of the founding
of Canaima National Park, a World Heritage Site (CNP-WHS),
celebrated while the park lay under siege by the illegal mining
operations inside its boundaries as well as in adjacent areas.
Global Forest Watch | March 25, 2021
insightcrime.org | February 9, 2021
Washington Post | February 22, 2021
The political and economic ruin of Venezuela, once one of Latin America’s wealthiest countries, is by now a well-known story. Far less understood are the catastrophic impacts of the crisis on the country’s environment. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/02/22/venezuela-environment-mining-gold-maduro-destruction/
neues-deutschland.de | January 13, 2021
What exactly happened in Canaima on December 8-9, 2018?
Miguel Yabrudes Documentary (2018)
The Atlantic Council | August 2020
Runrun.es | August 2020 | SOSOrinoco was interviewed for this article
CSIS | July 30, 2020
World Heritage Watch – page 69: Report on Canaima World Heritage Site by SOSOrinoco A gold rush is having a negative impact on Canaima National Park (CNP), a World Heritage Site. Various studies have demonstrated the destruction of at least 521 hectares of its ecosystems It becomes necessary for UNESCO to include CNP on the […]
Our position on
the Orinoco Mining Arc
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.