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A new report reveals how US agencies and conservation organizations have supported violence against Indigenous Batwa people.

Source: Indigenous people are being killed to ‘protect’ a Congolese park

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Buzzfeed asked experts for their starter recommendations — and they delivered.

Source: Africa Is A Dream Destination For Nature Lovers — Here Are 14 Countries That Are Especially Worth Exploring

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DR Congo’s Kahuzi-Biega National Park is celebrating the birth of an eastern lowland gorilla, one of the world’s most endangered species.

Source: Gorillas in our midst: DR Congo park fetes rare birth

Source: DRC: Access to Kahuzi-Biega Park blocked by rangers in a bid to claim their wages

High-stakes conflict threatens DR Congo gorillas…

Source: High-stakes conflict threatens DR Congo gorillas

A deadly conflict is brewing between those forced out of the DRC’s Kahuzi-Biéga national park and the rangers charged with protecting it.

Source: Pandas or people? When the fight to save the planet pits conservation against indigenous communities – Bhekisisa

Coming face to face with Grauer’s Gorillas in the Congo is an unforgettable experience

Source: A date with the Silverbacks in the Congo

DR of Congo – Kahuzi-Biega National Park

The international community, including governments, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and intergovernmental organizations, have spent 10 days at the annual meeting of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee—the decision-making body of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention—in Krakow, Poland. We have been here for WCS, and it’s been both encouraging and disheartening. From the destruction of ancient ruins in areas of war and civil conflict, such as cultural sites in Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan, to careless development in major urban areas, many of our planet’s World Heritage sites are well-known and received plenty of media attention – but some are not.

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