Illegal Brazilian miners increase their presence on the Venezuelan side of the border
Article in ‘La Tercera Voz’ Inclusive Journalism | August 21th, 2024
Article in ‘La Tercera Voz’ Inclusive Journalism | August 21th, 2024
This is the 10th edition of the annual World Heritage Watch (WHW) Report since we started our work in 2014. Our global network has since grown to more than 200 civil society actors in more than 60 countries. The World Heritage Watch Reports have become more voluminous over the years, reaching 55 contributions this year. […]
Article by The Economist I November 9, 2023 (Link to Original Article: https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2023/11/09/illegal-gold-is-booming-in-south-america)
Article by Tony Frangie Mawad and Luis González Morales, Caracas Chronicles I November 7, 2023
Article by Michael Stott, Financial Times I October 27, 2023 (Link to Original Article: https://www.ft.com/content/5095cc57-de30-44cc-b32e-e48876c0794b)
Article by Noelani Kirschner, ShareAmerica I January 5, 2023
Article by Luke Taylor, NewScientist I December 9, 2022
Article by Samantha Schmidt, Ana Vanessa Herrero and Janice Kai Chen, Washington Post I December 6, 2022
World Heritage Watch 2022 report by SOSOrinoco on Canaima National Park (Page 87) Update on the Situation of Gold Mining in Canaima National Park, Venezuela
In this update of the report published in August 2020, recent data is presented on the human rights situation of the indigenous peoples that inhabit the RBAOC, with emphasis on the health and health care issues, as well as the continued and increasing invasion of illegal miners “garimpeiros” from Brazil. In addition, the recent events […]
Article by Cristina Vollmer Burelli, Americas Quarterly I October 18, 2022
Article by Jeanfreddy Gutiérrez Torres, Mongabay I August 31, 2022
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.