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From rainforests to reefs: New World Heritage Sites signal conservation breakthroughs
UNESCO World Heritage recognition has been given to seven new areas as World Heritage, following IUCN advice. Africa shone ...
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Central African sanctuary gives hope to chimps—and their rescuers
Anthony Caere, a pilot for Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, cradles Felix and Mara as he flies them to Lwiro Primates Rehabilitation Center.
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What gorillas and a pioneer vet taught us about disease, scarecrows and the future of conservation
It started with itchy gorillas and old scarecrows. It ended with a blueprint for saving both people and wildlife. Yves ...
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Rwanda: FDLR's Letter to Trump - When Genocidaires Find a Stage
On July 2, 2025, from the ghostly corridors of impunity in eastern DRCongo, the self-styled "Acting President of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR)," Lieutenant General Victor ...
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China's Illegal Mining Operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Mining operations in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Image credit: Enough Project By Amani Matabaro Tom, Fellow and Scholar at Risk, Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, HKS; Founding Director, ...
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The most fascinating travelscapes around the world
Ever since Komodo National Park was declared one of the new Seven Wonders of Nature and a UNESCO World Heritage site, there ...