Fears were opened for important gorilla habitats as unspoiled forests for oil and gas drilling proposals in the Democratic Republic of Congo
The Democratic Republic of Congo opens the oil and gas for the drilling in order to allow the exploitation of resources in half of the country.
The DRC government opened a land of 306 million acres and inner water, defined as the ‘worst place in the world’ for the auction.
According to Earth Insight, a research group is a solid tropical forest of 64% of the exploited area, and experts warned that the DRC government’s movement contradicts the commitment to protecting biological diversity.
The ancient forests of DRC are home to several generations, including gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobo monkeys and Okapis, known as forest giraffes.
And the area cropped to oil companies is home to 39 million people, including many indigenous people who rely on clean and healthy forest and river territory for survival.
Pascal Mirindi, the Campaign Coordinator of Notre Terre Sans Pétrole, a group to prevent resource exploitation in DRC, said: ‘Imagine: 39 million Congo people… And 64% of our forests can be directly affected by the giving of these oil blocks.
Where is logic? Where is the consistency? We remind our leaders that the people of Congo are the primary sovereignty. Some people will not remain silent while organizing themselves to sell our future. ‘
According to the government, just a few years after an attempt for dozens of oil and gas blocks in the African country.
Professor Simon Lewis from the University of London, London, who leads the team of Congo Peatlands for the first time, said, ‘The worst place for the world’s oil possibility is ready to auction.’
The ancient forests of DRC are home to several generations, including gorillas (the file image of gorillas in DRC).
Eco Guards, African Parks Congo Mbomo, Odzala, Kokoua National Park, DRC
He said: ‘No reliable company will not offer oil in the forests and peat areas of DRC, because there is probably enough oil to be commercially applicable and will be expensive oil in financial, social and environmental costs.’
Although DRC has announced an flagship protection attempt aimed at protecting the large quantities of the country, 72% of this area coincides with the planned oil blocks.
Earth Insight called for DRC to call the latest oil and gas tenders and invest in alternative energy production vehicles.
Earth Insight’s Research Manager Anna Bebbington said, ‘In these fragile ecosystems, oil and gas development, biological diversity, communities, land rights and climate change would have destructive effects on global struggle.’
