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Stop Oil Exploration in Africa's Oldest National Park
New Global Witness’ report, “The art of logging industrially in Congo”, teachs us many valuable lessons: How business is conducted in DRC; How permits issued by government officials breach DRC’s own laws and regulation; How the widespread abuse of logging permits is contributing to the destruction of DRC’s natural resources; How companies who want to… Read More
A government order permitting oil exploration in the Virunga Mountains could pose a threat to critically endangered Mountain gorillas living in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to officials from the Great Apes Survival Partnership (GRASP). “There are approximately 780 Mountain gorillas left in the wild, and any disturbance in their ecosystem could have disastrous… Read More
Two permits giving SOCO the go-ahead were signed by DRC’s hydrocarbons and environment ministries despite a previously announced commitment by the government to suspend oil exploration in the Park pending the result of a Strategic Environmental Assessment. The assessment, funded by the EU and other international donors, is expected to be complete in late 2012.… Read More
Two permits giving SOCO the go-ahead were signed by DRC’s hydrocarbons and environment ministries despite a previously announced commitment by the government to suspend oil exploration in the Park pending the result of a Strategic Environmental Assessment. The assessment, funded by the EU and other international donors, is expected to be complete in late 2012.… Read More
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