VENEZUELAN ZONE where EVERYTHING is paid with GOLD (Orinoco Mining Arc)

The two faces of the Orinoco Mining Arc are, for tourists, a nice place to vacation and visit, a curious place because of the different way of making transactions for goods or services.
The other side that is not shown is the uncontrolled destruction of flora and fauna in this territory, the mafias, drug traffickers, unworthy forced labor, water and land contamination consumed by the citizens and indigenous people of these towns.
In 2016, mineral extraction was approved on an area equivalent to 12.2% of the national territory, where 54,686 indigenous people live and has great ecological diversity.
Since 2016, a decision by the government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has allocated all 111,843 square kilometers for mineral exploitation, a decision that has endangered the biodiversity of the Venezuelan Amazon and the lives of indigenous communities in the area. This area is as large as the total extension of countries such as Cuba, South Korea, Austria, the Czech Republic or Switzerland.


https://youtu.be/i9yqBKgBUxU



The environmental cost of a surge in gold mining in Venezuela has been exposed by satellite images, showing dozens of mines on the summit of a remote mountain in the state of Amazonas, in the south of the country.

https://youtu.be/xXIQHmB8aF0


This video is from a traveler telling about her experience in this place and showing the prices of items priced in gold. The video has the option to place English subtitles.


https://youtu.be/Fwk8Y3mXwcU

https://youtu.be/jyWeqE6N85A

"The Orinoco Mining Arc (AMO) territory covers an area of ​​111,843,000 km2, where environmental impacts have been identified that potentially affect climate change, according to the report Venezuela's Commitments to the Paris Convention (Part I).
The AMO is the mining project of the largest territorial magnitude and intensity of destruction in the history of Venezuela, according to the report, a territory from which gold, diamonds, coltan, copper, iron and bauxite are extracted with the incorporation of national and transnational companies.
This is a dangerous bet on large-scale mining that affects a territory of extraordinary biodiversity, hydrological wealth and ethnic diversity that includes 429 towns and 14 indigenous ethnic groups, which represents approximately 34% of the indigenous groups in the country.
Among the potential impacts on climate change found in the AMO territory are the elimination of forest cover, which is limiting the carbon sequestration process and favoring greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and the occurrence of vegetation fires at mining sites, which is causing GHG emissions.
Likewise, the removal of soil due to open-pit mining activity, which is generating the release of CO2 from the surface horizons of the soil where organic matter accumulates and has affected the carbon dioxide sequestration capacity, would have an impact on climate change.
The report proposes a series of general recommendations, including declaring a moratorium on mining activity throughout the Guayana Region, until a responsible mining development plan is formulated, with solid socio-environmental foundations and the environmental damage generated in the region is assessed.
The report on Venezuela's Commitments to the Paris Convention was prepared by the Academic Secretariat for Climate Change (SACC) of the Academy of Physical, Mathematical and Natural Sciences, in collaboration with national research experts from universities and national research centers."
The full report at
 https://www.wrm.org.uy/bulletin-articles/predatory-mining-in-venezuela-the-orinoco-mining-arc-enclave-economies-and-the-national-mining-plan

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 This text reveals the dark side of Venezuela's Orinoco Mining Arc (AMO), a region that has been allocated for large-scale mineral extraction, including gold mining. While it may seem like a tourist-friendly destination with prices in gold, the reality is that this area faces severe environmental degradation, mafia and drug trafficking activity, forced labor, water contamination, and land destruction.

Here are some key points from the text:

1. **Environmental devastation**: The mining activities have led to deforestation, soil pollution, and release of greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions.
2. **Indigenous communities at risk**: 54,686 indigenous people live in this region, which is equivalent to 12.2% of Venezuela's national territory.
3. **Government decision**: In 2016, the government allocated all 111,843 square kilometers for mineral exploitation, putting biodiversity and indigenous lives at risk.
4. **Report highlights climate change impacts**: The report "Venezuela's Commitments to the Paris Convention" warns that mining activities in AMO will impact climate change due to:
	* Forest cover elimination
	* Vegetation fires releasing GHG emissions
	* Soil removal leading to CO2 release and reduced carbon sequestration capacity
5. **Call for moratorium**: The report recommends a moratorium on mining activity until a responsible mining development plan is formulated with solid socio-environmental foundations.

These findings suggest that the Orinoco Mining Arc is not only an environmental disaster but also a human rights issue, as indigenous communities are being put at risk by government decisions and corporate activities. 

 This text reveals the dark side of Venezuela's Orinoco Mining Arc (AMO), a region that has been allocated for large-scale mineral extraction, including gold mining. While it may seem like a tourist-friendly destination with prices in gold, the reality is that this area faces severe environmental degradation, mafia and drug trafficking activity, forced labor, water contamination, and land destruction.

Here are some key points from the text:

1. **Environmental devastation**: The mining activities have led to deforestation, soil pollution, and release of greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions.
2. **Indigenous communities at risk**: 54,686 indigenous people live in this region, which is equivalent to 12.2% of Venezuela's national territory.
3. **Government decision**: In 2016, the government allocated all 111,843 square kilometers for mineral exploitation, putting biodiversity and indigenous lives at risk.
4. **Report highlights climate change impacts**: The report "Venezuela's Commitments to the Paris Convention" warns that mining activities in AMO will impact climate change due to:
	* Forest cover elimination
	* Vegetation fires releasing GHG emissions
	* Soil removal leading to CO2 release and reduced carbon sequestration capacity
5. **Call for moratorium**: The report recommends a moratorium on mining activity until a responsible mining development plan is formulated with solid socio-environmental foundations.

These findings suggest that the Orinoco Mining Arc is not only an environmental disaster but also a human rights issue, as indigenous communities are being put at risk by government decisions and corporate activities.