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Concrete cities: The urgent need to protect urban trees in Venezuela

October 13, 2026October 13, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

Leonardo Salazar “We all want to enjoy nature, but not all of us are willing to take care of it.” This maxim takes on alarming relevance when walking through the streets of Venezuela’s major cities. What should be a vital ecological asset for public health has become the target of a silent yet devastating practice: […]

The mutilated city: the billboard business, local anarchy, and Caracas’ lost shade

September 17, 2026September 17, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

The Daily Journal. Caracas is losing its shade. Across the valley, the deafening roar of chainsaws has replaced the song of urban birds, exposing a severe crisis of environmental governance, institutional opacity and commercial interests. What local authorities and waste collection companies describe with euphemisms such as “sanitation,” “maintenance,” or “Cut and Prune,” activists and […]