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Scientists reveal how a new strategy in Africa is having unprecedented success — here's what it's accomplished
According to a press release by France's National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food, and Environment (INRAE), the ...
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One Of The World's Most Biologically Diverse Areas Is A Dangerous National Park
However, what you might not realize is that the African country is home to the oldest national park on the continent: Virunga National Park. It's a UNESCO World Heritage site, and it's easy to see ...
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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, ...
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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.
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Virunga National Park (IMAGE)
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Meet the Vets Risking Their Lives to Treat Wild Gorillas
The vets snap pictures and scribble down notes. Every month Kambale and Kabuyaya trek into the jungles of Virunga National Park in the volatile eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo to assess ...
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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 ...
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Co-management of protected areas by NGOs and African countries significantly reduces deforestation
Since the first protected area was set up in 1925 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Virunga National Park, several thousand parks have been established. But the structural lack of ...
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WWF condemns oil exploration plans inside Africa's iconic national park
WWF calls on companies SOCO and Dominion to abandon their oil exploration plans in Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), warning these actions will undermine decades of work ...
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Co-management of protected areas by NGOs and African countries helps reduce deforestation
Since the first protected area was set up in 1925 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Virunga National Park, several thousand parks have been established. But the structural lack of ...