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Democratic Republic of Congo: Soco International's oil activity in world heritage park raises tricky questions for investors
2014-03-04 14:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: A war of words between WWF and UK-listed oil company Soco International about its plans to explore for oil in a world heritage site in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has come to a head after a ruling by an international tribunal. Soco, whose preliminary results for 2013 are published tomorrow, has a permit to explore in part of the Virunga National Park, Africa's oldest national park and home to the critically endangered mountain gorillas made famous by the film Gorillas in the Mist. ...
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