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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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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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Mountain gorilla population grows
The total world population of mountain gorillas has risen to 880, according to census data released ...
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WWF deeply saddened by death of Virunga park protectors
WWF is saddened to hear about the violent deaths of more people, who died while protecting one of ...
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WWF Urges Oil Company SOCO To Abandon Exploration Plans In Congo National Park
Why is the profit of a small oil exploration company taking precedence over the safety of thousands ...
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France urged to champion Virunga at Francophonie Summit
Leaders of French speaking nations are gathering Oct 12-14 in Democratic Republic of the Congo ...
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WWF calls on SOCO to get out of Virunga National Park
WWF is calling for SOCO International, a UK based oil and gas exploration company, to immediately ...
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UK tells oil company to keep out of Virunga World Heritage Site
Plans by London-based oil company SOCO International to explore in Democratic Republic of the ...
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Gorillas still under severe security threat
The continuous fighting between the Congolese army and various rebel groups in Democratic Republic ...
