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Soco abandons drilling plans in Virunga national park after WWF campaign
2014-06-11 14:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: British oil company Soco has agreed to halt its oil exploration activities in Africas oldest national park, following a year-long campaign from WWF. The company has also pledged to avoid other world heritage sites in the future, with the agreement described as a victory for our planet by environmentalists. The Virunga national park, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is Africas oldest and most diverse national park. It is home to around a quarter of the worlds critically endangered...
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