République démocratique du Congo
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4 Octobre 2022
In July 2021, an Angolan diamond mine leaked large amounts of polluted water into the Kasai River Basin which stretches across Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Twelve people were killed, a further 4,400 fell ill and an estimated 1 million more were affected by the polluted water.…
3 Octobre 2022
The talks in the DRC's capital, Kinshasa, are informal but meant to allow various countries and green groups to take stock of political positions ahead of COP27 -- the United Nations climate gathering of world leaders in Egypt next month.
Environment ministers from about 50 countries will gather…
9 Septembre 2022
A swampy swath of the Congo Basin has become a new battleground between those seeking revenue from natural resources and those concerned about keeping them in the ground.
The Cuvette Centrale spans both the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the Republic of Congo, encompassing a mix of…
30 Août 2022
Des journalistes formés pour mieux communiquer sur cet écosystème
En 2007, une équipe de scientifiques congolais et britanniques a découvert que la Cuvette centrale s’étalant le long de la frontière entre la République du Congo et la République Démocratique du Congo (RDC) contenait une énorme…
25 Août 2022
Small-scale farmers and charcoal makers have long been blamed for deforestation in the Congo basin. But plans to drill for oil and gas are a much bigger climate threat, a leading researcher told Climate Home News.
Aurelie Shapiro, the lead author on an upcoming report by the Food and Agricultural…
23 Août 2022
On 28-29 July, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) prompted protest and concern as it put the licensing rights for 30 oil and gas blocks up for auction. Despite the government’s reassurances than none of these zones are in environmentally sensitive zones, analysis has shown that nine of them …
15 Août 2022
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has announced plans to auction off drilling rights to oil and gas companies in the Congo Basin, a decision that threatens global climate targets and marks another blow to the success of international climate summits.
This decision comes just eight months after…
20 Juillet 2022
This interview is part of a series with the Blended Finance Project a group of unions, non-governmental organizations and academics who are concerned about the Canadian government’s embrace of what is called “blended finance.” We argue that blended finance is merely the latest iteration of the…
23 Juin 2022
Tensions are spiking once again in the chronically turbulent eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The M23 rebel movement — widely thought to be long dead — has dramatically resurrected. And DRC president Félix Tshisekedi has accused Rwandan president Paul Kagame of again backing it with…
7 Juin 2022
At the COP26 climate summit, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and President Féelix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo announced a $500 million aid package to protect forests in the Central African country.
Part of the Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land Use, the…
25 Mai 2022
L'écrasante majorité des investissements fonciers en Afrique ne prend pas suffisamment en compte les populations locales, d'après un rapport du Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement paru lundi. Une situation qui a aussi des conséquences négatives pour…
16 Mai 2022
The Democratic Republic of Congo is putting 16 oil exploration blocks up for auction, including nine in the peatlands of the Cuvette Centrale.
Environmentalists warn that oil exploration and infrastructure for production could release huge amounts of carbon stored in the peatland and threaten the…