The Sounds of Caracas Have Their Interactive Map Now
Architect Valeria Escobar began to compose a sound map of Caracas because she missed its birds. Now we can all contribute to it
Tag: Environment
Venezuelan Cities Are Losing One of Their Treasures: Their Trees
Venezuelan authorities and thoughtless neighbors raze the urban woodland, our cities’ green heritage, at a victor’s pace
Caura: A Maduro-made Environmental Disaster in the Amazon
Gold mining is bringing mercury pollution, malaria, mass poaching, and ethnocide to one of Venezuela’s natural treasures
We Can Prevent Our Andean Condor’s Demise
On November 23rd, one of the last specimens held in captivity in Venezuela passed away at the Chorros de Milla Park in Mérida. Stopping their extinction means saving their habitat
Venezuela is on The Brink of its Worst Oil Spill
An FSO loaded with 1.3 million oil barrels, anchored at the Gulf of Paria, could provoke a catastrophe worse than Exxon Valdez’s if is not managed soon
“As An Oil Producing Country, We Have An Obligation to Address Climate Change”
Alejandro Álvarez Iragorry, general coordinator of the NGO Clima 21, explains how climate change can be affecting Venezuela, and how little we know about it.
How Oil Killed Lake Maracaibo
The largest lake in South America has suffered the consequences of both the rise and fall of the Venezuelan oil industry: explosive production and dangerous decay.
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