Environmental Education Archives

Drought and El Niño threaten Venezuela: Urgent need for community environmental education plans

October 17, 2026October 17, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

By José Leonardo Salazar With the imminent consolidation of the El Niño climate phenomenon across the region and the approaching onset of a dry season that threatens to be more severe than usual, specialists and social organizations agree that authorities and communities need to be alerted. The goal: to immediately promote and implement a National […]

Project Ateles and its crusade to save Venezuela’s most endangered primate

September 29, 2026September 29, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

The Daily Journal.- In the last remnants of seasonal forest still standing in Venezuela’s western plains, a unique species is racing against time and extinction. The brown spider monkey, scientifically known as Ateles hybridus, is a Neotropical primate with long limbs and a prehensile tail that has alarmingly earned a place among the world’s 25 […]