A Story about Rubbish: Communities Takeover from Opposition Mayor

tamara — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 23:34:39 +0000

Tamara Pearson – Venezuelanalysis.com

Smack in the middle of tourist season, in little, tranquil, and stunningly beautiful Merida, with the giant green Andes hugging it on all sides, artisans in the plaza, beard trees in the parks, and tourists from Caracas standing in the doorways of pastel coloured posadas with their cameras –the opposition mayor decided to just stop collecting rubbish.

Beautiful Venezuela: Tourism with a Social Conscience

tamara — Fri, 18 May 2012 18:45:46 +0000

Tamara Pearson – Venezuelanalysis.com

Rather than Disneyland tourism, rather than humiliating “third word” selling itself to the rest tourism, in stunning Venezuela, tourism is taking a new turn towards community and state run exploration of history, culture, and biodiversity.

From Agribusiness to Agroecology? An Analysis of Venezuela’s Nationalization of AgroIsleña

admin1 — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 15:13:50 +0000

Juan Reardon – Venezuelanalysis.com

With the nationalization of AgroIsleña, the Venezuelan state has taken an important step in the struggle to bring social and economic factors under greater control of the Venezuelan people and out of the hands of private, profit-driven firms. What is yet to be understood is what ecological factors will be considered as the AgroPatria project moves forward.

“Sowing Light” Part 1: Bringing Solar Power to Rural Venezuela

tamara — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:03:05 +0000

James Suggett - Venezuelanalysis.com

Suggett visits the isolated rural village of El Quinó, where the government and community have worked together to install solar power, bringing electricity to the town for the first time, along with other social benefits.

Will the Bolivarian Revolution End Coal Mining in Venezuela?

greg — Fri, 30 May 2008 00:46:42 +0000

James Suggett - Venezuelanalysis.com

The Wayúu, Yukpa, and Barí indigenous communities who would have been displaced by the coal mining projects in their lands cautiously interpret the Chavez government's suspension of these projects as a temporary sign of relief. But their struggle against coal mining has lasted a quarter of a century and will not conclude until mining concessions are repealed for good.

Hugo Chavez’s Achilles Heel: The Environment

jan — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 01:19:43 +0000

Nikolas Kozloff

In Maracaibo, Kozloff interviewed Jorge Hinestroza, a sociologist at the University of Zulia and former General Coordinator of the Federation of Zulia Ecologists. During the insightful hour long interview, Hinestroza illuminated many of the contradictions within the Chavez government’s environmental policy.

Misión Arbol: Reforesting Venezuela

jan — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 15:43:52 +0000

Michael Fox – Venezuelanalysis.com

The forests of the world are disappearing at a rate like never before seen and Venezuela may rank on the top 10 deforestation list, but two weeks ago Venezuela began to fight back.

The Open Veins of Venezuela

jan — Fri, 18 Mar 2005 23:26:05 +0000

Jeroen Kuiper - Venezuelanalysis.com

Gold mining and logging are destroying huge parts of the Imataca forest reserve in Eastern Venezuela. Critics say the mining and logging activities are illegal and profits mainly flow to multinational companies abroad. It all has to do with Decree 3,110, which President Chavez issued half a year ago.

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