3# NO TO OIL, STOP THE THREATS: Open letter to the General Director of the Congolese Institute for the Conservation of Nature

Open letter the General Director of the Congolese Institute for the Conservation of Nature (ICCN) 15-11-2013 On the 27th of December 2013, SOCO was pleased to announce that “ICCN, the organisation that manages the Virunga National Park, has reported to SOCO that it has received widespread support for SOCO’s activities on Block V in eastern DRC.”1 The… Read More

10 FEB, 2014 – Oil Exploration Project in Virunga: Threats Against Civil Society in North-Kivu

Urgent Appeal No. 01/OSC/ENV/2014. Oil exploration and exploitation project in Virunga National park: Threats against civil society in North-Kivu. Civil Society focusing on environmental issues in North-Kivu is highly concerned about the security situation of its members in North-Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo. In fact, the end of January and the beginning of February 2014… Read More

Sept 24th, 2013: RADIO OKAPI, Conservateur principal du Parc des Virunga aux arrêts à Goma!

Nord-Kivu: le conservateur principal du parc des Virunga aux arrêts à Goma Le conservateur chef du secteur centre du parc national des Virunga, Rodrigue Mugaruka Katembo est détenu depuis cinq jours au cachot de l’Agence nationale des renseignements (ANR) à Goma. Il a été arrêté par des militaires pour s’être opposé à l’exécution d’un projet de la firme… Read More