Vast new fresh water aquifer found in Namibia
Posted by: northsunm32
Windhoek :: Namibia | updated 2012-07-26 16:48:34 -0700 | green-news
Much of Namibia is too dry for any agriculture. However a new aquifer named Ohangwena II has been discovered in northern Namibia. The aquifer is huge and straddles the border between Angola and Namibia. On the Namibian side alone the...
New research puts lemurs closer to extinction than previously thought
Posted by: arkar
Taolanaro :: Madagascar | updated 2012-07-15 14:33:50 -0700 | green-news
According to a new research, it seems that lemurs, those small furry mammals that are almost exclusively indigenous to the African island of Madagascar (if you’re having trouble figuring them, just watch the film "Madagascar", and you’ll see them for...
DRC: A Mobutu ordinance finds its application after 37 years
Posted by: Jean-Rene_Bompolonga
Kinshasa :: Congo (Dem. Rep.) | updated 2012-07-27 12:34:40 -0700 | green-news
The DRC Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Tourism has set up yesterday in Kinshasa an interdepartmental working group on environment and nature conservation. The framework is based on Presidential Decree 75-232 of 22 July 1975 establishing an interdepartmental...
DRC prepares legislation implementing the framerwork law on Environment
Posted by: Jean-Rene_Bompolonga
Kinshasa :: Congo (Dem. Rep.) | updated 2012-07-27 14:29:30 -0700 | green-news
The process of drafting legislation implementing the Framework Law on Environment has been launched following a workshop held in Kinshasa from 4 to 5 July 2012, at the initiative of the International Union for the conservation of Nature (IUCN) and...
DRC: The last okapi in captivity died
Posted by: Jean-Rene_Bompolonga
Kisangani :: Congo (Dem. Rep.) | updated 2012-07-27 14:33:39 -0700 | green-news
The last okapi has survived the attack of the reserve Epulu by the Mai Mai militia leader Morgan died of his injuries Monday, July 2, announced today the Radio Okapi. Fifteen were killed okapi, Sunday, June 24, during this attack...
DRC Civil society protests against the killing of Okapi
Posted by: Jean-Rene_Bompolonga
Kinshasa :: Congo (Dem. Rep.) | updated 2012-07-27 14:33:39 -0700 | green-news
Network of natural resources (RRN), the working group climate REDD (GTCR), Network of the Communicators Environment (RCEN), protested today in Kinshasa, during a press briefing, against the killings of 15 okapi in captivity and eco guards, on June 23, 2012,...
The DRC Institute for Conservation of Nature depends to 88% of its partners
Posted by: Jean-Rene_Bompolonga
Kinshasa :: Congo (Dem. Rep.) | updated 2012-07-27 22:41:47 -0700 | green-news
Dr. Mwamba of the Congolese Institute for Conservation of Nature (ICCN) said there is a serious problem of financing the institute. It was during his speech entitled "Challenges of protected areas in DRC." It was at the event to launch...
DRC: The reforesting of Nsele national park begins
Posted by: Jean-Rene_Bompolonga
Kinshasa :: Congo (Dem. Rep.) | updated 2012-07-27 22:42:57 -0700 | green-news
In the context of international day of Environment, the process of reforesting of Nsele National park, at 50 km of Kinshasa, started today. This activity was organized by International Union for Conservation of nature (IUCN) and Congolese Institute for Conservation...
DRC: Confusion around the industrial and artisanal exploitation forest
Posted by: Jean-Rene_Bompolonga
Kinshasa :: Congo (Dem. Rep.) | updated 2012-07-27 15:30:23 -0700 | green-news
One of the conditions imposed by Congolese civil society is the reinforcement capacity of the DRC forest administration. Congolese civil society is not wrong in relation to the recent Greenpeace. Greenpeace called for Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at the DRC...
UNDP wants to sensitize on climate change by a song
Posted by: Jean-Rene_Bompolonga
Kinshasa :: Congo (Dem. Rep.) | updated 2012-07-28 01:36:32 -0700 | green-news
Gilbert Aho, team leader of UNDP unit fight against poverty did a session in UNDP headquarters in Kinshasa on a song with like title "Forest more than gold". He invited some journalists who gave their viewpoint after to see the...
Magnetite Iron Ore beneficiation plant
Posted by: sbm1221
Algiers :: Algeria | updated 2012-05-08 20:50:08 -0700 | green-news
Magnetite Iron Ore beneficiation plant is used to beneficiate a wide variety of industrial magnetite iron ores. In this application the relatively large volumes of nonmagnetics are usually the commercial products. The amount of magnetic material removed is quite small,...
DRC: A donation of computer equipment for artisanal forest farmers
Posted by: Jean-Rene_Bompolonga
Kinshasa :: Congo (Dem. Rep.) | updated 2012-07-28 01:39:28 -0700 | green-news
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) gave the weekend in Kinshasa, a donation of computer equipment, valued at 3 500 USD and books on specific themes of the Land Law and wooden exploitation and environmental management in the country...
DRC: Tensions in Kambove result of water scarcity
Posted by: Jean-Rene_Bompolonga
Kambove :: Congo (Dem. Rep.) | updated 2012-07-28 01:41:18 -0700 | green-news
The city of Kambove is without drinking water for five days. Tensions rose yesterday morning Friday, May 4, when a Gecamines' agent was stopped by the guard of this company, for being supplied with drinking water in facilities of the...
DRC peasant satisfied with the choice of the current Minister of Agriculture
Posted by: Jean-Rene_Bompolonga
Kinshasa :: Congo (Dem. Rep.) | updated 2012-07-27 15:32:28 -0700 | green-news
The Prime Minister of the DRC, Matata Ponyo, gave the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to Jean Chrysostome Vahamwiti Mukesyayira. "This is a child of a peasant and peasant himself," the quarterly "Voice of the peasant" has just been...
A national plan to reduce the trade of endangered species validated in DRC
Posted by: Jean-Rene_Bompolonga
Kinshasa :: Congo (Dem. Rep.) | updated 2012-07-27 16:26:25 -0700 | green-news
"A national action plan of the project" Bushmeat " intended to reduce the impact of endangered species trade in the landscape-Salonga-Lukenie Sankuru and in the city of Kinshasa, was validated by the Project Coordination Committee "Bushmeat" during a meeting on...
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