However, while the constitution of Venezuela recognizes indigenous peoples’ rights to their ancestral domains, few have received official title to their territories and the government has announced it will open up large parts of the Amazon rainforest to legal mining.
Porén, malia que a constitución de Venezuela recoñece os dereitos dos pobos indíxenas ás súas terras ancestrais, poucos teñen a titularidade das mesmas e o goberno anunciou a apertura de grandes partes do Amazonas para a minaría legal.