SAVE VIRUNGA
Stop Oil Exploration in Africa's Oldest National Park
Virunga National Park is a major source of revenue for armed groups that exploit illegally its resources such as wildlife, minerals and charcoal. The trafficking of all these natural resources remains one of the underlying causes of instability in Eastern DR-Congo and a curse for nature and people. — Diamonds and gold — vast natural resources… Read More
Pope Francis challenges unfettered capitalism and places focus on the protection of the environment. The pope calls for “respect and protection of the entire creation which God has entrusted to man, not so that it be indiscriminately exploited but rather made into a garden.” Pope Francis has published his first Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium (the… Read More
With support from Moscow, Washington, and the former imperial capitals no longer assured, armed groups in Africa now compete for riches in diamond mines, gold pits, oil wells, and rare earth deposits. By Kwei Quartey, November 27, 2013 Throughout the postcolonial period, internecine warfare—along with the poverty and underdevelopment that attend it—has been endemic to… Read More
What happened when Chad found oil?: “Quel Souvenir”, a new documentary The objective of oil companies is not to be socially-responsible – that costs money; it is to make as much money as possible. It’s the government’s job to be socially-responsible, and to ensure that oil companies adhere to practices that don’t harm anyone. This… Read More
The successes and failures of other oil producing countries show that technical expertise can take you only so far. Good legislation can be rapidly undermined by bad governance. . “The domination of Ugandan politics by a single party, and increasingly by President Museveni, has undermined civil society” Photograph: Darrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters As fresh column inches… Read More
Currently more than 80% of Virunga NP has been allocated as oil concessions. There are many precedents which have shown that oil exploration will lead to serious loss of biodiversity and ecosystems and increased poverty-conflict in the region. In 2013 Virunga national park should be a place where no extractive industry and pollution occurs, a place… Read More
Jan-Joseph Stok – Photo Essay – Black Gold in Congo Congo being one of the richest country in the World for it’s natural resources, has faced intensive conflicts for the last decade. It’s minerals are it’s curse. Oil exploration in the DR Congo is a new threat to the stability of a War-torn country. M23 rebels… Read More
With the recent oil discoveries in Africa, the region is emerging as one of the key areas for oil exploration. Despite the oil and gas wealth not many countries in the African continent have been able to benefit from it. Oil in Africa has become a curse. Botswana is the only country in the continent that… Read More
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