Hosted on MSN6mon
One Of The World's Most Biologically Diverse Areas Is A Dangerous National Park
Unfortunately, the DRC's violence has affected this destination ... as a cause of extreme violence and insecurity. The Virunga National Park is particularly important in this respect, due to ...
BBC4y
DR Congo's Virunga National Park hit by 'deadliest' attack
At least 12 rangers have been killed by suspected members of a Rwandan rebel group in the Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Government official Cosma Wilungula said Friday ...
Hosted on MSN1mon
DRC’s reliance on charcoal threatens forests and fuels armed conflict
Virunga National Park isn’t alone in facing these threats. Throughout the DRC, lack of access to energy is a pressing issue. And given the critical role of the DRC’s forests in global carbon ...
Panda2y
BBC reports DRC seeking to change Virunga's boundaries
As a World Heritage Sites, boundary changes cannot be made by DRC alone, but must be agreed by UNESCO. Virunga National Park was designated World Heritage Site in recognition of its outstanding ...
Inter Press Service16h
‘Areas Essential to the Global Climate Are Being Threatened by Economic Projects’
CIVICUS discusses activism against oil auctions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) with François Kamate, founder ...
BBC6y
DR Congo: Search for British tourists kidnapped in Virunga National Park
DRC army spokesman Major Guillaume Kaiko Ndjike told Reuters that soldiers had joined rangers in the search operation at the Virunga National Park. The park's director said the tourists' vehicle ...
National Geographic news4y
Inside the Fight to Save One of the World’s Most Dangerous Parks
When the ranger studied the ragtag crew he was supervising, seven young men repairing a rugged road that leads to Virunga National Park, it did not take much to see what he had in common with them.
Bitcoin Magazine2y
Bitcoin Mining Is Proving To Be A Lifeline For Africa’s Oldest National Park
Virunga National Park, located in Eastern Congo, is mining bitcoin to preserve revenue in the face of disease and militia attacks. Virunga National Park, located in the Democratic Republic of Congo, ...
Panda2y
WWF condemns Soco seismic testing in Virunga
In defiance of local protests and international opposition, Soco says seismic tests will start Saturday in Virunga National Park, a DRC World Heritage Site. In defiance of local protests and ...
lse4y
Conservation, livelihoods and public authority
As most of the communication about Virunga National Park is tailored towards (mostly anglophone) Western audiences, we also decided to publish the cartoon in French and Swahili. As there are currently ...
National Geographic news7y
Meet the Vets Risking Their Lives to Treat Wild Gorillas
(Read about Virunga's park warden, National Geographic Explorer Emmanuel ... appeared in 1976 around its namesake river in northern DRC, and over the past three years the country has battled ...
Business Insider India6y
2 British tourists and their driver have been abducted in Congo's Virunga National Park
Two British tourists and a driver were kidnapped in Virunga National Park. A park ranger was also allegedly killed. KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - A Congo park spokesman says one guard has been killed and ...