Tag: CD – Okapi Wildlife Reserve

Illegal gold-mining is destroying tracts of pristine rainforest in Congo’s Okapi Wildlife Reserve, a UNESCO World Heritage site meant to be a haven for the endangered mammal nicknamed Africa’s unicorn, environmental organisations warned on Tuesday.

Source: Congolese NGOs decry mining in main refuge of ‘Africa’s unicorn’

Source: UNESCO welcomes commitments made by Equinor and Responsible Jewellery Council to protect World Heritage

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Source: UNESCO condemns the murder of two guards at Okapi Wildlife Reserve

Source: DRC’s Okapi Wildlife Reserve gets new management partner in WCS