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With about 37.5 million hectares of forest cover south of the Orinoco, the region has enormous potential for climate regulation services. The 7.2 million hectares currently committed to the Orinoco Mining Arc, represent around $1,465 million/year in opportunity cost, based on an estimated value of the global unitary climate regulation of the tropical forest of $2,044/ha/year (Groot et al. 2012).

The state of Amazonas, as a region of socio-economic interest, has a geography that enables fluvial communication, promoting the exchange of products and culture among communities throughout the region. The history of travel and exploration dates back to Alexander von Humboldt on his route down the Orinoco River.

Do you want to help progress solutions for the mining problems south of the Orinoco? Here are some ideas for you EXPLORA Magazine. Second Special Edition. 2021. Our first Special Edition had two goals: (1) to publicize the region with Read more…

Historically, tourism in the states of Bolívar and Amazonas has been marketed as an activity of adventure, physical challenge and cultural contact. The first tourism trials were different in each state. In Bolívar, it was focused on adventure (trekking and hiking) and nature-based (birdwatching, camping, nature interpretation) tourism.

In a better national context, with strong institutions, assertive democratic policies, economic stability and respect for the human rights, these agreements would be a scalable and replicable model in other high biodiversity areas.

All the damage caused by illegal mining in the Venezuelan Amazon begins with the occupation of indigenous territories. The occupation per se, constitutes a serious violation of indigenous people’s territorial and socio-cultural rights3, as it manifests itself through the alteration of the ancestral ways of life by which the 19 indigenous groups of this region have lived.

The outcry of Bolívar and Delta Amacuro indigenous peoples EXPLORA Magazine. Second Special Edition. 2021. According to data from the State’s Indigenous Census in 2011, 23 indigenous peoples inhabit the Venezuelan Amazon (Amazonas, Bolívar, Delta Amacuro). They represent 22.86% of Read more…