#1/06 Support Indigenous Peoples vs. Coal Mines / Venezuela   Region: S.America

This Global Response Action was issued at the request of and with information provided by the Wayuu, Yukpa and Bari indigenous communities of Cachiri, Socuy and Mache, and the NGO Homo et Natura. For information on Venezuela, see http://www.embavenez-us.org/ and www.venezuelanalysis.com. For info on the environmental costs of coal, see www.uvduds.ot/vlrsn_energy/coalvswind/c01.html . Special thanks to critterzone.com for their photo of the endangered Variegated Spider Monkey, endemic to the Sierra de Perija.