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Stop Oil Exploration in Africa's Oldest National Park
“We humans are only part of the ecosystem and if we kill part of the system we are killing ourselves, that is what we need to understand, that this ecosystem must remain as it is, it must be sustained, because in its survival depends our own” – Wangari Maathai Wangari Maathai (1940–2011) was the founder… Read More
This short video and testimonies of Virunga’s Women show how the Virunga Alliance, with its four pillars Tourism, Agro Industry, Sustainable Fisheries and Renewable Energy, is enhancing women’s engagement and empowerment through the creation of equal opportunities for men and women and contributing to sustainable peace building outcomes in DR-Congo. Women Empowerment refers to the… Read More
Discover Virunga and DR-Congo like you never did. Follow the story of the people living in and around Virunga National Park through the lens of Spanish Photographer and Filmmaker: Ramón Sánchez Orense IN Virunga in 35 mm For more work from R. Sanchez Orense HERE
In “Women Empowerment, Fisheries and Sustainable Development in Virunga” we have seen how important Lake Edward is for the empowerment and emancipation of women in the Great Lakes region. In this article based on the excerpt of the UN report on Women and Natural Resources: Unlocking the PeaceBuilding Potential we focus on the relationship between women and natural resources in… Read More
The fisheries of Lake Edward in Virunga National Park make a substantial contribution to poverty reduction and sustainable economic growth within Eastern DRC. Over 50.000 people are supported by the fisheries; it creates jobs, provides an important supply of affordable protein to the Kivu’s, and makes a significant contribution to food security in the Congo.… Read More
Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai : “The connection between peace and the environment can be explained using the traditional African stool, which has three legs that support the base on which we sit. I believe these three legs are symbolic. One represents good management of our natural resources, equitable distribution of the same, and… Read More
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