Latest News
Latest News and Stories
-
Local pressure mounts against oil in Virunga
Citizens concerned about Soco's planned oil exploration in Virunga National Park are asking for ...
-
French president calls on the “conscience of consumer countries” to end wildlife criminality
French President François Hollande called on the “conscience of consumer countries” to put an end ...
-
Elephant poaching remains alarmingly high despite modest decline
UN data shows 22,000 elephants killed in 2012, down from 25,000 in 2011, but still far too many.
-
US follows Gabon’s lead in fight against ivory traffickers
US destroys six tons of ivory in message to wildlife traffickers.
-
UK government opposes Soco’s oil exploration in Virunga
Plans by Soco International PLC to explore for oil in a World Heritage Site have hit firm ...
-
Soco’s exploration in Virunga violates OECD guidelines, WWF alleges
WWF files OECD complaint against Soco International alleging human rights and environmental ...
-
Soco failed to assess human rights risks before Virunga exploration, paper alleges
Soco International PLC has been criticized for an alleged “failure to conduct a proper human rights ...
-
Virunga's hydropower potential
Hydropower can provide clean energy to rural communities depending on Africa’s oldest national park.
-
Gabon arrests notorious ivory trafficker - for the third time
A wildlife trafficker believed to be responsible for the death of hundreds of elephants was ...
-
Valuing Virunga
WWF economist Toby Roxburg examines how we assign value to extraordinary natural places like ...