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Soco agrees to suspend oil exploration in Congo's protected park
2014-06-11 23:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: British oil company Soco International has agreed not to explore in Democratic Republic of Congos Virunga National Park unless its government and UNESCO agree it would not threaten the areas world heritage status. Soco has been at loggerheads with conservation campaigner WWF for months over its activities in Virunga, Africas oldest and most bio-diverse national park. WWF filed a complaint about Socos activities in October to the British National Contact Point for the Organisation for Economic...
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Virunga Park oil hunt in DR Congo halted
2014-06-11 23:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: The hunt for oil is to be halted in Africa's oldest national park in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a UK-based oil firm has said. Virunga National Park is a Unesco World Heritage site and home to more than 200 endangered mountain gorillas. Soco International made the concession after the WWF filed a complaint that the company was violating good business practice guidelines. The world conservation group has now agreed to drop its case against Soco. In a joint statement, Soco and...
Oil Company, WWF Agreement Could Prevent Drilling In Virunga National Park
2014-06-11 23:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: An agreement announced Wednesday between a London-based oil company and a wildlife protection group could prevent oil drilling in a national park in Africa where 200 endangered mountain gorillas live. A joint statement by SOCO International PLC and Switzerland-based WWF said there will be no exploratory drilling in Congo's Virunga National Park, which is Africa's oldest, unless the government and the U.N. cultural agency UNESCO agree it would not threaten the park's world heritage status. As...
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Oil overthrow: Soco to suspend operations in Virunga National Park
2014-06-11 23:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: In a surprise announcement, British oil company Soco International has said it will suspend exploratory operations in Virunga National Park, home to half the world's Critically Endangered mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei) as well as thousands of other species. The announcement follows several years of campaigning from conservation groups led by WWF, which argued that drilling could lead to severe environmental destruction in the UNESCO World Heritage site located in the eastern Democratic...
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British oil company SOCO agrees cease operations in Congos Virunga National Park
2014-06-11 23:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: A British oil company has agreed to end its controversial operations in Africas oldest national park following a campaign by environmentalists who warned of devastating consequences if drilling in the area proceeded. SOCO International Plc, which is listed on the London Stock Exchange and last year had revenues of 360m, said it had reached an agreement with the conservation group WWF to end exploratory work in the Democratic Republic of Congos Virunga National Park, classified a World Heritage...
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