Venezuelan National Armed Forces: Functions and Environmental Impact

Venezuelan National Armed Forces (FAN)

The FAN is an organization created by the state to ensure the independence and sovereignty of the nation.

Functions:

  • Secure control of spaces that permit the circulation of people and goods.
  • Promote and conduct research and development contributing to the nation.
  • Organize and direct the operations of the intelligence system, including counterintelligence.

Ethical Functions:

Members of the FAN base their moral heritage on thought and ethical values, propelled by humanism. Their performance is based on the principles developed in the army discipline.

Additional Functions:

  • Cooperate in the maintenance of internal order.
  • Contribute to the formulation, analysis, and study of Venezuelan military thinking.
  • Formulate and develop military land operations.
  • Participate actively in national development and provide operational support to other components of the FAN.
  • Pursue administrative policing and criminal investigation activities within its area of powers.

Environmental Problems:

Soil: Destruction of soils is characterized by erosion, salinization, chemical contamination, loss of nutrients, and land use conflicts.

Vegetation: Vegetation has been destroyed by humans for its fruits and timber.

Fauna: Fauna has been seized for various uses, including meat, eggs, and skins.

Water: Water is considered contaminated when its composition or state is altered due to industrial waste, fertilizers, herbicides, and other pollutants.

Air: Air is contaminated by the presence of foreign substances or significant variations due to domestic incinerators and the handling of volatile materials.

Pollution by Garbage:

Garbage is defined as all solid waste produced by humans in their various activities.

Noise Pollution:

Noise is any unpleasant sound to the ear, i.e., prolonged and highly disruptive sound causes noise pollution.

The Navy:

  • Contributes to the formulation, study, and dissemination of Venezuelan naval ideas.
  • Cooperates in maintaining internal order.
  • Actively participates in national development.
  • Ensures safe navigation in water spaces.
  • Prevents and avoids the violation of national and international laws.

Military Aircraft:

  • Contributes to the formulation of Venezuelan military thought.
  • Cooperates in maintaining internal order.
  • Regularly monitors and protects air navigation and all elements that make up the National Aquatics.
  • Actively participates in national development by implementing specific allocated plans.
  • Pursues police criminal investigation and administrative activities assigned by national law.

National Guard:

  • Cooperates with the national guard functions.
  • Conducts initial military operations as required to maintain internal order within the country.
  • Participates in research, development, science, and technology activities designed to assist the strategic freedom of the FAN.
  • Participates in the development of centers for the production of goods and services made up of the FAN, providing communities for disasters.
  • Exerts relevant civilian coordination, cooperation with other components in the protection of the population and the national heritage.