SAVE VIRUNGA
Stop Oil Exploration in Africa's Oldest National Park
“Virunga National Park’s conservationists and activists are celebrating a victory today after British oil company SOCO International plc (SOCO) agreed to end its controversial operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). But the devil is in the details and many believe the war against drilling for oil in Africa’s oldest national park has just… Read More
Africa is emerging as a big oil and natural gas reserve. As a result lots of new companies have been making their entrance in the Great Lakes region. As some investments analyst says: ”nothing goes up faster than when you announce a major [oil] find in some geopolitical backwater”[1]. That is precisely what happened with… Read More
Le WWF lance une campagne internationale pour alerter sur les risques d’exploitation pétrolière au sein du plus ancien parc national d’Afrique, le parc des Virunga, créé en 1925. Classé patrimoine mondial de l’Unesco -mais déjà considéré « en péril »- celui-ci est désormais menacé par l’intrusion de compagnies pétrolières qui ont récemment obtenu des permis… Read More
UNESCO director Irina Bokova received in March “worrying information” concerning the resumption of oil exploration in the Virunga National Park by Soco International. Similar concern was expressed on March 28 by the Belgian Foreign Minister Didier Reynders during his meeting with President Joseph Kabila in Kinshasa. José Endundo, the Congolese Minister of Environment who ordered… Read More
Campagne contre l’exploitation pétrolière dans le parc des Virunga, dans la région des Grands Lacs africains PARIS (AFP) – (AFP) Le Fonds mondial pour la nature (WWF) lance une campagne intitulée “SOS Virunga !” visant à protéger de l’exploitation pétrolière cet immense parc de la région des Grands Lacs africains, alors que des permis ont été… Read More
SAVE VIRUNGA 