Chinese gold mining threatens a protected UN heritage site in Congo
For eight years a Chinese mining company has been vastly expanding inside an endangered World Heritage Site, accused by locals and conservationists of decimating the environment.
Chinese gold mine encroaches on UN protected site in Congo
But nearly two dozen residents, as well as former and current Kimia Mining employees from villages in and around the Reserve, told the AP the mining was decimating the forests and the wildlife and
Chinese Mining in Congo's Protected Reserve Sparks Controversy
A Chinese-operated gold mine in Congo's Okapi Wildlife Reserve is sparking controversy for its operations in what should be a strictly protected World Heritage site. Originally, the reserve's boundaries included the area now being mined,
Takeaways from AP’s report on Chinese gold mining threatening endangered protected site in Congo
For eight years a Chinese mining company has been vastly expanding inside an endangered World Heritage Site, accused by locals and conservationists of decimating the environment.
Congo’s Okapi Wildlife Reserve Faces Threats from Chinese Gold Mining
Chinese-run gold mining operations are encroaching on the Okapi Wildlife Reserve in eastern Congo, a UNESCO World Heritage Site renowned for its biodiversity and role as a climate-critical carbon sink.
Chinese gold mining threatening endangered protected site in Congo
For eight years, a Chinese mining company has been vastly expanding inside an endangered World Heritage Site, accused by locals and conservationists of decimating the environment.
How Chinese Gold Mining Threatens Congo's Okapi Wildlife Reserve
Chinese gold mining endangers Congo's Okapi Reserve, a UNESCO site home to rare species and vital rainforest ecosystems.
Takeaways from AP's report on Chinese gold mining threatening endangered protected site in Congo
The Okapi Wildlife Reserve became a protected site in 1996, due to its unique biodiversity and large number of threatened species, including its namesake, the okapi, a forest giraffe, of which it ...
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But nearly two dozen residents, as well as former and current Kimia Mining employees from villages in and around the Reserve, ...
China digging gold in Congo at a UN heritage site for 8 years, locals raise a red flag
A Chinese mining company has been vastly expanding inside an endangered World Heritage Site and now has been accused by ...