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State Plans for Prolonged El Niño-Related Drought in Venezuela

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It’s the rainy season in tropical Caracas. The weather service frequently predicts thunderstorms and the air is thick with humidity, yet the menacing clouds rarely produce more than a few drops. Venezuela’s The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources expects half the usual rainfall for the season and is planning accordingly.


Before You Go (Or Decide Not to Go) to the PreCOP in Venezuela, Consider This

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The issue being raised by many of these European and North American activists is that Venezuela is a major oil producer and that attending such an event would lend tacit support to their fossil fuel extraction.  As a Bolivian, I believe the reality is more complex; this piece is my attempt to add nuance, as well as to call out some of the underlying assumptions of my Northern colleagues and allies in the climate fight.

Changing the System, Not the Climate: July Social PreCOP in Venezuela

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Nathan Thanki reports from Margarita Island, Venezuela, on the South American nation's unique approach in the first ever social preCOP on climate change.

Venezuela: 'People's Solutions' to Climate Crisis Set Out

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Social movements gathered on Isla Margarita, Venezuela, over July 15-18 to discuss their demands ahead of United Nations climate talks due to take place in Lima, Peru, in December.

Venezuela’s Indigenous Pemon are Caught in Time on Land Too Valuable for Numbers

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In the shadow of Columbus Day, venezuelanalysis.com writer Z.C. sketches, through interviews, an intimate portrait of a changing people – the Pemon of Venezuela’s mineral-rich Southeastern border. Their testimonies of struggle reflect the country’s changing political landscape and highlights a stark generational gap that afflicts many of Latin America’s first nation peoples.

"Change the System, Not the Climate!" Voices from the Social PreCOP

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A warm ocean breeze rolled across the picturesque beach on Venezuela's Caribbean island of Margarita.

FAO Representative Debunks Myth of Increased Hunger in Venezuela, Highlights Urban Farming Initiatives

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FAO Representative Marcelo Resende says Venezuela's urban agriculture is playing a key role in improving food sovereignty.

Guillermo Barreto: “If we don’t guarantee water for the future, then we aren’t socialists”

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In this interview with Caracas based newspaper Ciudad CCS, Venezuela’s new Minister of Eco-Socialism, Guillermo Barreto, gives readers an insight into the government’s vision for its environment policy.


“Venezuela Must Raise the Flags of Campesinos Across the Globe against the Privatisation of Food”

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VA's Rachael Boothroyd Rojas talks with activist Manuel Suarez of the Venezuelan collective Homo et Natura about the monumental Anti-Transgenic and Anti-Patent Seed Law currently in debate in the country’s National Assembly.

Venezuela Passes Law Banning GMOs, by Popular Demand

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The National Assembly of Venezuela, in its final session before a neoliberal dominated opposition takes the helm of legislative power on January 5, passed one of the most progressive seed laws in the world on December 23, 2015; it was promptly signed into law by President Nicolas Maduro. On December 29, during his television show, “In Contact with Maduro, number 52,” Maduro said that the new seed law provides the conditions to produce food “under an agro-ecological model that respects the pacha mama

Questions for the President on Open-Pit Mining

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In an open letter to President Maduro, the author raises concerns regarding a recent open-pit mining concession by the Venezuelan government to Canadian mining conglomerate Gold Standard, which is likely to have severe ecological repercussions in the South American nation. 

Venezuela’s Outages and the Western Press’s Confirmation Bias Problem

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Western media deploy double standards in their coverage of water and electricity shortages in Venezuela, blaming the country's leftist government for problems common across the global South. 

New Commodity Frontiers in Venezuela: Extractivism’s New Leap Forward into the “Web of Life”

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The national government is now driving a significant geo-economic reorganization of territories around extractivism, with “Orinoco’s Mining Arch“ and “Orinoco’s Petroleum Belt“ as central projects. The appropriation of the last “virgin” areas of the country paves the way for new “accumulation by dispossession” processes, attempting to address the crisis of governability and accumulation model.

Venezuela's Orinoco Mining Belt: The Economy, Environment and Violence

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Carlos Egaña explores the political, economic and environmental concerns surrounding Venezuela's controversial Orinoco Mining Belt project.

Steve Ellner Part II: Is the Bolivarian Revolution a Populist Failure?

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Universidad de Oriente Professor Steve Ellner discusses a range of key issues in Venezuela, including the efficacy of state social programs such as the CLAPs, the Maduro government’s controversial Mining Arc, and the role of international solidarity. 


Greening the Venezuelan Constitution: Proposals from the Grassroots

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Venezuela's grassroots movements say it's time for a greener constitution, and will demand greater environmental protections during the upcoming National Constituent Assembly.

The Political Ecology of the 'Petro': High Energy Intensity and the Financialization of Nature

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As blackouts continue to affect numerous regions of Venezuela, Emiliano Teran Mantovani asks if the Petro’s mining farms will only exasperate the electrical problems.

¡Somos Locos! A Reflection Based on the First Ecosocialist International

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Kanya D’Almeida reflects on the experience and program of the first Ecosocialist International.

The Orinoco Mining Arc’s Impact: A Conversation with Emiliano Teran Mantovani

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A researcher and environmental activist explains the political, economic and environmental issues surrounding Venezuela's controversial mega-mining project.

Crisis, Conflict & Nature: Venezuela and the Geo-Ecopolitics of Oil

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What does the deep crisis of Venezuela’s petro-capitalism mean for territorial environmental struggles, asks Venezuelan ecologist Emiliano Teran.

Venezuela and the Geo-Ecopolitics of Gold

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Venezuelan political ecologist Emiliano Teran examines some of the problems associated with the government’s latest push to increase gold mining in the country.

Tales of Resistance: No Growth or Prosperity

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VA columnist Jessica Dos Santos examines how the economic reforms announced one year ago have not exactly worked in bringing about “growth” and “prosperity.”


Venezuela and Climate Change

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Venezuelan agroecologist Miguel Angel Núñez looks at the impact of rising temperatures on Venezuela’s agriculture.

Popular Engineering Guides the Struggle for Water in Caracas

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Water shortages have worsened in the capital since the COVID-19 lockdown began, residents report.

Keys to Understanding Venezuela's Climate Emergency

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Average temperatures in Venezuela rose 0.9 percent Celcius in 2019.

Crisis, Sanctions & Environment: A Conversation with Liliana Buitrago & Emiliano Terán (Part I)

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Researchers from the Venezuelan Political Ecology Observatory explain the grave consequences of the country’s growing mining industry.

Crisis, Sanctions & Environment: A Conversation with Liliana Buitrago & Emiliano Terán (Part II)

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Researchers from the Political Ecology Observatory talk about the environmental devastation caused by the mining and oil industries in today’s Venezuela.

As Chávez Said, ‘Let's not Change the Climate, Let's Change the System!’: A Conversation with Max Ajl

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An anti-imperialist approach to global warming in the context of COP26.

Luisa Cáceres: Commune-Building in Urban Venezuela

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Chris Gilbert takes a look into the creative ways communards operate in urban centers and how these projects intersect with the much-needed transformations required for a grassroots and socially integrated ecology. 


‘Where Danger Lies…’: The Communal Alternative in Venezuela

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Chris Gilbert explores the ecological aspects of Venezuela’s project of communal socialism, a radical and comprehensive solution to capitalism's destructive alienated social metabolism.





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