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Soco halts oil exploration in Africa's Virunga national park
2014-06-11 23:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Conservationists have claimed one of their greatest successes in recent years following the unexpected decision by British oil company Soco to stop exploring in the Virunga world heritage site in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The company, which operates in Angola and Vietnam, caused international outrage when it was given permission to conduct seismic testing in Africa's oldest and most diverse national park, which is home to around half the world's 950 mountain gorillas, as well as...
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