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Virunga Park oil hunt in DR Congo halted

2014-06-11 23:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

BBC: The hunt for oil is to be halted in Africa's oldest national park in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a UK-based oil firm has said. Virunga National Park is a Unesco World Heritage site and home to more than 200 endangered mountain gorillas. Soco International made the concession after the WWF filed a complaint that the company was violating good business practice guidelines. The world conservation group has now agreed to drop its case against Soco. In a joint statement, Soco and...

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