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Anna Friel joins campaign against oil exploration in DRC
2013-10-13 01:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Anna Friel is to help publicise a newly invigorated campaign against plans to explore for oil in one of the world's most important regions for wildlife. British-based oil and gas company Soco began aerial surveys of the Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo this month, despite pleas from environmental campaigners and the British government. Friel flew to neighbouring Uganda earlier this year to make a documentary about the plight of the remaining 700 mountain gorillas in...
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DRC Conflict Minerals Documentation Requirements Are Here to Stay
2013-07-26 01:36:12| Ecliptek News
EICC-GeSI Conflict Minerals Reporting Template and DRC Conflict Free Declaration available instantly on Eclipteks website.
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Ecliptek Streamlines Access to DRC Conflict Free Documentation
2013-07-24 00:35:24| Ecliptek News
Company Level EICC-GeSI Conflict Minerals Template and DRC Conflict Free Declaration Online
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Will REDD ignore conflict in the DRC?
2013-07-21 15:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: According to a recent WWF press release, the Democratic Republic of Congo may be on the cusp of unlocking $60 million in payments for reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD+). DRC's emissions reduction program idea note (ER-PIN) was reviewed last month in Paris by the Carbon Fund of the World Bank-run Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF), beginning a process of gradual REDD+ implementation in the Central African country. REDD+ aims to reward forest owners for maintaining...
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VIDEO: The changing face of Kinshasa, DRC
2013-06-03 14:44:20| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The Democratic Republic of Congo is often associated with relentless bad news, but economic reforms in the capital, Kinshasa, are starting to bear fruit.