Oil Exploration Halted In Virunga National Park
... Republic of Congo must halt plans to allow oil exploration which ... Sites –Salonga and Virunga National Parks – to allow oil exploration to .... A mountain gorilla in the Virguna National Park, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. ... to reclassify two protected national parks to allow oil exploration. ... wants to redraw the boundaries of the Salonga and Virunga national parks, which ... said the attempt to open up the parks must be halted immediately. Click
Oil explorations threaten the Virunga National Park, being one of the oldest in ... Soco halts oil exploration in Africa's Virunga national park, by John Vidal, The.... Oil exploration could lead to 'devastating consequences' in Virunga Park ... petro-giant, which promised in May to halt its search for oil inside the 87-year-old reserve. A baby mountain gorilla in Virunga National Park (Alamy).. Around one-fifth of Virunga national park could be opened to oil drilling. The parks are home to bush elephants, critically endangered mountain... Click
The Church of England has decided to sell all its shares in the British oil company SOCO ... Soco halts oil exploration in Africa's Virunga national park [Dem.. Save Virunga National Park from SOCO International oil and gas exploration ... At present they have halted their activities in park but have yet to abandon them.... UNESCO has welcomed the announcement by SOCO international this week to halt oil exploration activities in the Virunga National Park, a World Heritage Site.... Soco halts oil exploration in Virunga, Africa's oldest national park. 20 June 2014. Democratic Republic of the Congo. Ramsar calls for clear priority on wise and... Click
Virunga: PROTECTING AFRICA'S OLDEST NATIONAL PARK. We're working to keep Virunga National Park free from oil exploration. Hold the line; About.... British oil company bows to pressure and abandons drilling in volatile and biodiverse region of Democratic Republic of Congo.. I am talking about the decision to open Virunga National Park to Oil Drilling. I am hoping you could help us avoid this destructive operation, and preserve one of.... Pharos Energy Plc, previously SOCO International, is an oil and gas exploration and production company, headquartered in London. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange. The company has interests in Vietnam, the Republic of Congo, and Angola. In 2014 they explored for oil in Virunga National Park, a UNESCO World ... "Soco halts oil exploration in Africa's Virunga national park... eff9728655 4
Congo's Virunga National Park has long been known for its mountain ... recent shooting of the park warden and plans to begin oil exploration in the park ... It called on the DRC government to halt all oil exploitation in the park.. This week's halt to exploration in Virunga National Park constitutes an important step in preserving Virunga, a remarkable site and unique... Click
