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Emmanuel de Mérode: Protecting Congo's Mountain Gorillas in a War Zone

Christina M. Russo | Posted 03.31.2013 | Green
Read More: Gorillas Endangered Species, Congo Republic Western Lowland Gorillas, Emmanuel De Merode, Gorillas, Green News
Christina M. Russo

"We stay with them when there's fighting, when there's a lot of gunfire or artillery fire. And they don't move... With the mountain gorillas in the forest, it's almost certainly the same thing -- they get on with their lives, but they don't move away from the fighting."

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Mountain Gorillas and Humanity Face Breaking Point in Eastern Congo

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 07.21.2012 | World
Read More: Paris Paluku, Unhcr, Virunga Park, Amani Leo, Mountain Gorilla, Bosco Ntaganda, m23, Goma, United Nations, Sultani Makenga, Emmanuel De Merode, Laurent Nkunda, Iccn, War, Congo, Rwanda, Video, World News
Georgianne Nienaber

Intense fighting between rebel factions and the Congolese army spread to Virunga Park this week, threatening a critical UNESCO world heritage site and the endangered mountain gorillas.

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Congo Volcano Still Active: Goma Planning While Lava Flow Approaches Road

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Nyamulagira, Democratic Republic of Congo, Virunga Park, United Nations, War, Goma, Tongo Chimps, Masisi, Humanitarian Crisis, Monuc, Emmanuel De Merode, Congo, Volcano, World News
Georgianne Nienaber

Friends and officials in Goma are reporting that the Nyamulagira volcano is still erupting and that the water supplies and air are contaminated with soot.

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Congo: Midwives Transform Trash Into Hope

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Rape, Democratic Republic of Congo, Humanitarian, Drc, Mountain Gorilla, Midwives, Grassroots, Conflict Zone, War, United Nations, Georgianne Nienaber, Congo, Secretray of State, Clinic, Wise Women, Virunga Park, Aprosaf, IDP Camps, Womens Issues, Homeless, Community Organizing, Hillary Clinton, Charcoal, Emmanuel De Merode, Refugees, World News
Georgianne Nienaber

Since Secretary Clinton ended her African trip, the news cycle has seemingly abandoned the women of Congo.

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