Save Virunga is a global initiative to protect Virunga, Africa's Oldest National Park, from oil exploration and exploitation.
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The Nairobi declaration reinforces Africa's climate vulnerability and Paris Agreement commitments. Yet, EACOP's massive emissions and disregard for ecosystems and communities contradict our call for urgent action. #ACS2023 #StopEACOP!
stopeacop.net/our-news/nairo…
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Yasuní, a global biodiversity hotspot, is threatened by fossil fuels. Aug 20 the people of Ecuador have a historic opportunity to protect the Yasuní by voting YES on this referendum where Ecuador could become an example of democratizing climate action #YesToYasuní #SíAlYasuní
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.@AfiegoUg's Diana debates Lawyer Karuhanga, who supports #EACOP in this podcast. Listen as Diana articulates why it's a controversial pipeline. She asks, development for whom when frontline communities have been impoverished? #StopEACOP
Some people in Uganda believe the pipeline is a great investment, others want to see it scrapped.
@kasujja looks at the row surrounding EACOP #AfricaDaily
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MUST READ: What forests in Uganda have been impacted by #EACOP? What biodiversity conservation and socio-economic roles do they play that Uganda could lose?
Find out here: afiego.org/download/fact-she…
Save Virunga retweeted
Police in Kampala has arrested and detained Hamis Walusimbi, Bob Barigye, & Ivan kabare, for protesting against the deadly EACOP in Kampala The three are detained at CPS, we demand for there release @HillaryTaylorVI @klup @galleerie @stopEACOP @350 @eddy_talemwa @FridayForFuture
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The power of one >>>>
Wangari Maathai believed in the “Power of One”: that each person can make a contribution, however small, and be an agent for change in their community. #TBThursday
#PowerOfOne
#CourageousLeadership #Resilience #BeaHummingbird
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UNINSURABLE PIPELINE
World Bank client and East Africa's leading insurer Britam is the next insurance company to stay away from EACOP.
The project appears doesn't adhere to IFC standards that proponents have claimed to uphold.
#StopEACOP
inclusivedevelopment.net/ifc…
Save Virunga retweeted
THE #StopEACOP WAVE
You cannot stop an idea whose time has arrived, just like you cannot stop the delivery of a pregnancy whose time is due.
Today, our sisters were on the frontline at Total's office in Kampala, demanding to #StopEACOP
PEOPLE POWER!!
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Un troupeau d'éléphants de la vallée d'Ishasha, une vaste zone de savane, proche du sud-est du lac Édouard, qui chevauche le Parc National des Virunga et le Parc National Queen Elizabeth dans l'ouest de l'Ouganda. C'est l'un des endroits les plus riches en biodiversité sur Terre.
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🤩🎬 Reached 165,000 views in its first 24 hours: The Letter film 👉 theletterfilm.org/watch
#LaudatoSiFilm
#PopeFrancis
#ClimateChange
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#RDC #US #PRECOP27 : « Le PR a répondu (@JohnKerry) qu’il ne pouvait pas suspendre l’appel d’offres pr les 6 blocs parce que pr nous, la RDC, ça ne pose aucun problème. Alors ceux qui pensent que ces blocs poseraient pb n’ont qu’à venir faire une contre-expertise » @Evebazaiba
Save Virunga retweeted
Yesterday our 9 brothers in Uganda were arrested for exercising their constitutional right to a peaceful protest against the East African Crude Oil Pipeline.
Sign the petition to demand their immediate release.
#BringBackOurPeople
📷 @nilepostnews
stopeacop.net/our-news/petit…
Save Virunga retweeted
🎉The official trailer of “The Letter” is out!
Presented by #YouTubeOriginals, the film will be released on Oct 4. #LaudatoSiFilm.
Watch it now and share it with yours friends!
Save Virunga retweeted
The protection of 1/3rd of the world's #mountaingorillas in the Park is a rare but impressive achievement.
These efforts & the unwavering dedication of Virunga's Rangers have helped the species recover from the brink of extinction.
#WorldGorillaDay
Save Virunga retweeted
"My name is Emmanuel, I’m a gorilla tracker based in the Mikeno sector.
In 2002, I started working as a volunteer in the Park and my job was to limit human-wildlife conflict by ensuring the gorillas didn’t go into crop areas."
#worldgorilladay #mountaingorilla #nationalpark
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JUST IN
The European Parliament officially recognizes that the EACOP project has resulted in serious human rights violations in Uganda and Tanzania.
JUSTICE
#StopEACOP
Read more below:
europarl.europa.eu/doceo/doc…
Save Virunga retweeted
This weekend, 80 children from 30+ schools in Goma attended an environmental education session on Tchegera Island. They were taught about the concepts of environmental conservation and the Park's diverse fauna and flora.
#congo #wildlife #biodiversity #awareness #preserve
Save Virunga retweeted
'Oil and climate change: Final nail in coffin for Murchison Falls National Park?"
This is the title of our blog that shows how oil activities & climate change are changing the face of Murchison Falls NP.
Read: afiego.org/oil-climate-chang…
@Opiaiya @GodwinTOKO @Fridays4FutureU
Save Virunga retweeted
Virunga National Park is saddened to announce the deaths of Rangers Sekibibi Munyekuri Jean-Luc and Janvier Sebutama Théophile following a road accident in Katanda on a service mission on the 28th July.
Read more here: bit.ly/3zVGj4J