Caura Plan eradicate illicit economic activity that endangers the country's natural resources
The holder of the office of Environment said that behind the illegal extraction of gold and other minerals are transnational mafias and local oligarchies, who enslave Indians and peasants, under such an indiscriminate harvesting machinery of wealth
Wednesday, Apr 28, 2010. 10:27 a.m.
Popular Minister for Environment, Alejandro Hitcher
The Caura Plan that the national government aims to stop illegal mining on the right bank of the Orinoco River, causing the devastation of ecosystems in one of the most biologically diverse scenery on the planet.
In this regard, the Minister of People for the Environment (Minamb), Alejandro Hitcher, explained that the program includes the eradication of illicit economic activity that endangers the country's natural resources and the deportation of foreigners from Brazil, Colombia and Caribbean islands, which participate in the process of extracting gold, diamonds and coltan (gold blue), mineral highly prized in the electronics industry.
The official said that behind the illegal extraction of gold and other minerals are transnational mafias and local oligarchies who enslave Indians and peasants, under such an indiscriminate harvesting machinery of wealth. "This is a comprehensive policy to prevent attacks on the territorial sovereignty and protect nature, which at times might take more than a century to recover from the damage," he said.
In addition, Hitcher said actions are planned to reverse the damage caused to the environment, primarily on the vegetation and the basins of the region, which are located on the Caroni, which serves the largest hydroelectric project in the country and the Caura, considered the heart of a place where practically untouched lush primary forest survives, protected by the forest reserve.
Similarly, he mentioned that is to stop the process of desertification in areas where there was a significant loss of flora as well as the preservation of streams, endangered by the use of mercury (highly polluting substance) to separate the gold from other metals.
He announced that within the strategy to save the area of 500 square kilometers with large reserves of water, including punitive measures on those who are caught red-handed, and the application of mining restructuring project, which offers employment options other sectors such as agriculture. Finally, said the comprehensive program is aimed at the creation of a national mining company responsible for governing the holding gold and other precious metals and minerals.
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