Saving Great Apes means Protecting World Heritage Sites such as Virunga

Great Apes Infographic Highlights World Heritage Importance Designed by Laura Darby (www.lauradarby.com) Watercolors by Charity Oetgen (www.artbycharity.com) (24/04/2015)© GRASP / Charity Oetgen, Laura Darby The endangered chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans, and bonobos found at World Heritage sites in Africa and Asia underscore the importance of these forests and mountain ranges and are highlighted in an infographic released… Read More

IUCN’s position on Virunga: Oil Development is Incompatible with World Heritage Status

Virunga National Park in peril from armed conflict and oil exploration 24 June 2013 | News story Two guards of the Congolese Institute for the Conservation of Nature lost their lives following attacks by armed groups in the Virunga National Park World Heritage site, a recent report has revealed. Topped with oil exploration, continued unrest… Read More