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Virunga, Africas oldest national park, now under new threat

2015-11-16 10:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Blue and Green: WWF is warning of renewed danger to Virunga National Park from oil exploitation. The organization is urging governments to cancel two concessions posing a risk to the World Heritage site, and is cautioning multinational enterprises against their involvement. Earlier this month, and after years of local protest and international outcry, UK oil company SOCO International relinquished its license to Block V, which overlaps Virunga National Park. Socos chairman Rui de Sousa described the exercise as...

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