Venezuela’s Sierra Nevada faces risk of deforestation
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One of Venezuela's most precious national parks, The Sierra Nevada is at risk of deforestation. Shortages of cooking gas and constant power outages are forcing people who live there to use firewood as cooking fuel. In addition, the expansion of crops is deteriorating the fragile ecosystem. CGTN's Mary Triny Mena reports from Mérida State.
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