About 14% of the territory has already been allocated to gold mining. Aristide Elong, a Sangha local, told Toto that he can no longer recognize the area where he was born due to mining operations ...

However, in the Sangha region alone, the country’s mining minister has issued at least 79 semi-industrial gold mining and exploration permits since the project began. Scientists reviewing images ...

The country is home to the Grand Inga hydropower site on the Congo River between Kinshasa and the Atlantic Ocean. The first hydropower plant, Inga 1, was built in 1978 with an installed capacity ...

Mining is a crucial revenue stream for Congo and it "can't place a higher value on the environment than on mining," he said. Kimia is supporting the population and has employed more than 2,000 ...

Chinese gold mining endangers Congo's Okapi Reserve, a UNESCO site home to rare species and vital rainforest ecosystems. ... PHOTOS. FIFA Club World Cup 2025: Best Photos From Matchweek 1 In USA.

The mining cadastral told the U.N. that the boundaries were changed due to a letter from the Congolese Institute for the Conservation of Nature, the body in charge of protected areas in Congo, but ...

Mining is a crucial revenue stream for Congo and it “can’t place a higher value on the environment than on mining,” he said. Kimia is supporting the population and has employed more than ...

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Spanning more than 13,000 square kilometers (5,000 square miles), the reserve became a protected site in 1996, due to its unique biodiversity and large number of threatened species, including its ...

The Associated Press. Chinese gold mining threatens protected UN heritage site in DR Congo. Posted: December 10, 2024 | Last updated: December 11, 2024 ...