DR CONGO-VIRUNGA NATIONAL PARK-GORILLA

DR CONGO-VIRUNGA NATIONAL PARK-GORILLA

(220925) -- GOMA, Sept. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 27, 2022 shows gorillas at the Virunga National Park in the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). TO GO WITH "Feature: Gorillas in NE DRC under shadow of war" (Str/Xinhua)

DR CONGO-VIRUNGA NATIONAL PARK-GORILLA

DR CONGO-VIRUNGA NATIONAL PARK-GORILLA

(220925) -- GOMA, Sept. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 27, 2022 shows gorillas at the Virunga National Park in the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). TO GO WITH "Feature: Gorillas in NE DRC under shadow of war" (Str/Xinhua)

Gorillas in NE DR Congo under shadow of war

STORY: Gorillas in NE DR Congo under shadow of war DATELINE: Sept. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 0:05:25 LOCATION: Kinshasa CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of gorillas 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): ALAIN MUKIRANYA, Director of Gorilla Ambassadors 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Swahili): JEANNETTE BWEZA, Resident near the Virunga National Park in Kibumba 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (French): DIDI MWANAKI, Ranger of the Virunga National Park STORYLINE: Mountain gorillas, a species in danger of extinction, are still threatened by poaching, deforestation and even war in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Since fighting resumed between rebels of the March 23 Movement (M23) and the Congolese army in March, environmental experts say insecurity has made life more difficult for these species. On the sidelines of World Gorilla Day celebrated on September 24, Gorilla ambassadors, a program created by young people from the province of North Kivu (north-east) in 2019, targeted young schoolchildren from elementary school in Kibu

Festival held in DR Congo national park to raise eco-awareness

STORY: Festival held in DR Congo national park to raise eco-awareness DATELINE: Aug. 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:37 LOCATION: NORTH KIVU, DR Congo CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Virunga National Park 2. SOUNDBITE (French): JOSUE MUKURA, Festival organizer STORYLINE: The first edition of the Mazingira Festival was held last weekend in the heart of the Virunga National Park in the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). For three days since last Friday, comedians, filmmakers, poets, dancers and even musicians put on a show on the border of Lake Edward, which lies in the heart of the national park, for visitors and local residents to raise their awareness of nature protection and sustainable development. SOUNDBITE (French): JOSUE MUKURA, Festival organizer "If there is oil exploitation in Lake Edward and in the rest of the Virunga Park, there will no longer be sustainable fishing, there will no longer be the promotion of eco-tourism, which would have a negative impact on soc

Int'l conference held in Goma, DR Congo to strengthen management on volcanoes

STORY: Int'l conference held in Goma, DR Congo to strengthen management on volcanoes DATELINE: March 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:18 LOCATION: GOMA, DR Congo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the first international conference on the management of the Virunga Mountains 2. SOUDBITE 1 (French) MUHINDO ADALBERT, Director general of Goma Volcanological Observatory 3. various of people affected by the eruption of Nyiragongo volcano in Goma STORYLINE: The first edition of the international conference on the management of Virunga Mountains concluded on Monday in Goma, capital of the North Kivu province in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The three-day conference aimed to promote scientific exchanges in strengthening management of the Goma Volcanological Observatory (OVG), as well as to prevent the upcoming eruptions of volcanoes in the Virunga Mountains. Goma is home to two active volcanoes, Nyamulagira and Nyiragongo. The Nyiragongo volcano erupted in May 2021, killing at least 32