The 30,000 km2 (12,000 sq. mi) park containing unique natural monuments
is being destroyed by mining. Hundreds of settling ponds used in gold
mining are operating in all impunity there.
Equally noteworthy is the intervention in the Imataca Forest Reserve, a
legally protected area in Bolívar state occupying an area of 3.8 million
hectares, created in 1961 with the purpose of protecting humid tropical
forest for the specific use of wood production. Decree 3110 approved by
the Chávez government in September 2004 permits small-, medium- and
large-scale mining, with large mining concessions being allocated to
Chinese consortia.
http://english.eluniversal.com/nacional-y-politica/141018/demoting-the-environment
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