by Matteo Cavallito<\/p>\n
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Deforestation in Venezuela<\/strong> is growing at an impressive rate under the pressure of indiscriminate mining, New Scientist wrote<\/a> in recent days. The magazine said the loss of pristine forests is increasing at a rate of 170 percent per year<\/strong>. A phenomenon fueled in particular by the gold rush and government support.<\/p>\n “No one is seeing this destruction because it\u2019s happening so fast that it\u2019s impossible to measure,” Alejandro \u00c1lvarez Iragorry<\/strong>, coordinator of Clima21<\/a>, a Venezuelan environmental and human rights organization, told the magazine. “The environmental damage and the speed with which it\u2019s happening is disastrous.” And this is not an isolated warning.<\/p>\n