By José Leonardo Salazar The recent circulation of images showing a helicopter flight over the remote Sarisariñama Tepui in Bolívar state for advertising purposes has once again raised alarm among Venezuela’s scientific community and environmentalists. The incident, involving commercial activities and tourism promotion, has reignited a profound debate about the true purpose of national parks […]
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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 […]
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A technical workshop brought together public institutions, universities, and environmental organizations to validate indicators for the country’s upcoming national report to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification. The Daily Journal.- Venezuela made progress in reviewing technical and methodological criteria for measuring land degradation during a workshop held on October 13 at the headquarters of […]
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Leonardo Salazar “We all want to enjoy nature, but not all of us are willing to take care of it.” This maxim takes on alarming relevance when walking through the streets of Venezuela’s major cities. What should be a vital ecological asset for public health has become the target of a silent yet devastating practice: […]
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More than 1,400 volunteers participated in activities along Miranda’s coastline as part of World Beach Day. The Daily Journal.— Under the Barlovento sun and with a shared commitment to protecting Venezuela’s coastline, young people, residents, and visitors gathered on Saturday, September 19, to collect waste polluting the beaches during a nationwide cleanup campaign marking World […]
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The Daily Journal. Caracas is losing its shade. Across the valley, the deafening roar of chainsaws has replaced the song of urban birds, exposing a severe crisis of environmental governance, institutional opacity and commercial interests. What local authorities and waste collection companies describe with euphemisms such as “sanitation,” “maintenance,” or “Cut and Prune,” activists and […]
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The Daily Journal.- Venezuelan organizations Clima21 and the Venezuelan Program for Education-Action in Human Rights (Provea) called on the government to establish environmental and human rights safeguards as it implements new oil agreements and licenses granted to U.S. companies. In a joint statement, the organizations expressed concern over the lack of public information about the […]
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