Latin America & the Caribbean

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

• © UNESCO/B.Rosenberg
• The great savanna, Canaima National Park

The country is covered by the UNESCO Cluster Office in Quito, Ecuador.

At present, Venezuela is involved in a number of earth science projects, ranging from the seismic microzoning of Latin America to the study of karst aquifers.

It is also involved in the Caribbean Coastal Productivity Programme (CARICOMP), a regional programme that aims to contribute to integrated coastal management by determining the factors that regulate productivity of the main coastal ecosystems in the Caribbean and assessing the nature and influence of land-sea interactions.

Below you can access the projects that are currently being implemented in the country within the framework of UNESCO’s Natural Sciences Sector.

Freshwater

- International Hydrological Programme-Latin America and the Caribbean (IHP-LAC) Working group on snow and ice More

People, Biodiversity and Ecology

- Biosphere Reserve (WNBRs) 

Earth Sciences

- Sustainable Use of Platinum Group Elements (IGCP, Project 479) 

- Global correlation of A-type granites and related rocks, their mineralization, and significance in lithospheric evolution (IGCP, Project 510)

- Seismic Microzoning of Latin American Cities (IGCP, Project 487)

- Quaternary Land-Ocean Interactions (IGCP, Project 495)

- Karst Aquifers and Water Resources (IGCP, Project 513)

Oceans

- Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission: Sub-Commission for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions (IOCARIBE)

Basic Sciences  

- UNESCO Chair in Computer Network, established in 2004 at the University of the Andes, Mérida More

Science Policy and Sustainable Development  

- UNESCO Chair for Development Studies, established in 1995 at the Central University of Venezuela More 

Coasts and Small Islands  

- Caribbean Coastal Marine Productivity Program (CARICOMP): sustaining coastal biodiversity benefits and ecosystem services