Tag:Virunga National Park

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World Wetlands Day: DRC urged to protect Virunga National Park from oil exploitation

In the spirit of the World Wetlands Day observed on Friday, February 2, 2024, climate activists in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are urging...

Michael Simire - February 2, 2024

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Artists, activists raise awareness on dangers of oil exploration in Virunga National Park

Artists, musicians, poets, community members and climate activists on Thursday, December 8, 2022, in Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), joined forces...

Michael Simire - December 9, 2022

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DRC’s Independence Day: Activists call for fossil-free Virunga, protection of sensitive ecosystems

Ahead of the country’s Independence Day, climate activists in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are holding actions running from June 27 to 30,...

Michael Simire - June 27, 2022

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World Wetlands Day: Local communities, climate activists revive demands for a fossil-free Virunga

As the World Wetlands Day was celebrated on Wednesday, February 2, 2022 under the theme “People and Nature”, local communities and civil society in the...

Michael Simire - February 3, 2022

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Activists oppose oil exploration, demand Fossil Free Virunga in new film

Climate activists in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have expressed strong opposition to plans for oil exploration in the Virunga National Park. In...

Michael Simire - July 1, 2021

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NewsJuly 15, 2025

COREN seeks FCT, states’ collaboration in curbing engineering failures

Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) has sought the collaboration of states and the Federal Capital...

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Climate ChangeJuly 15, 2025

West African activists push for climate justice

Environmental justice advocates have called on leaders across West Africa to unite against environmental degradation and resist the commodification...

Climate ChangeJuly 15, 2025