Keep Oil Exploration Out of Virunga National Park: Virunga National Park is Africa’s oldest national park. It could soon become Africa’s newest oil field. British oil company Soco International PLC plans to explore for oil inside the park, even though the park is protected under Democratic Republic of Congo law. More than 27,000 people fish in Lake Edward and it provides drinking water to 50,000 people. But thousands more benefit from locally sourced fish, renewable energy and other park-related activities. Virunga has been a national park since 1925 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979. Oil development in the park would threaten local communities that rely on the park’s natural resources and jeopardize the region’s potential for long-term income from sustainable development. Join us in telling Soco and government leaders that Virunga is too important to open up for oil exploration.
Posted on: Fri, 16 Aug 2013 07:37:30 +0000
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