News from the Congo Basin forests
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Total to keep out of Virunga World Heritage Site
French oil giant Total has affirmed that it will not explore for oil within of Virunga National ...
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WWF presses Total for protection of World Heritage Sites
WWF is calling for assurances from Total that it will keep out of DRC’s Virunga National Park and ...
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Twenty wildlife criminals arrested in Cameroon
Cameroon arrested twenty suspected wildlife criminals and seized 45 weapons during ...
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UN recognizes severity of wildlife crimes
Members of the United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Friday passed a ...
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Field reports indicate slaughter of elephants, conservation staff evacuated
WWF and WCS have received alarming reports from their field operations that elephants are being ...
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Éléphants trouvés morts lors d’un inventaire faunique au Cameroun
Des carcasses d'éléphants trouvés dans le Parc National de Nki dans le sud-Est du Cameroun indique ...
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First Kinshasa public gathering on oil organized in part by WWF
For the first time ever, members of civil society, representatives from the oil industry and ...
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All eyes on countries fuelling illegal ivory trade
Sanctions should be imposed on Thailand, Nigeria and DRC for their roles in the illegal ivory ...
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Poachers kill over 11,000 elephants in Gabon
Poachers have killed an estimated 11,100 elephants – between 44 to 77 per cent of the population – ...
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Kony's LRA engaged in poaching and ivory trade
Joseph Kony has commanded his Lord’s Resistance Army soldiers to kill elephants in Central African ...
