Positive news from Rep. of the Congo
Al Gore & IPCC Share Nobel Peace Prize For 2007Oslo, Norway - The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2007 is to be shared, in two equal parts, between the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Albert Arnold (Al) Gore Jr. for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change. |
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Refugees living in Zambia will receive continued assistance, UN official pledgesKala, Zambia - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres has assured refugees from several African countries living in Zambia that his agency will continue to assist them in their efforts to either return to their homes, or to settle in local communities. |
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Worldwide Youth Network Raises $40,000 to Help Orphan Chimpanzees in AfricaArlington, Virginia, USA - Orphan chimpanzees in Africa will get a new place to rest their heads thanks to the remarkable efforts of hundreds of young people, all members of the Jane Goodall Institute's Roots & Shoots program, who raised $40,000 in 2006 for a new care facility at the Institute's Tchimpounga Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Center in the Republic of Congo. |
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Two New Wildlife Parks Created in CongoOugoue-Lekiti National Park, Republic of Congo - The Republic of Congo will set aside up to 3,800 square miles (1 million hectares) of habitat teeming with elephants, chimpanzees, hippos, crocodiles, and some of the highest densities of gorillas on Earth for two new wildlife parks. |
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Congo Organizes Conference To Save ApesKinshasa, Congo - In a bid to assess ways to save endangered apes around the world from extinction, governments and environmentalists kick off a week-long discussion Monday in Congo's capital of Kinshasa. |
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News from Africa
- Gorillas to Be Protected with New Congo National Park
- Fighting cancer with cell phones
- New monkey species discovered in Africa
- Madagascar Gets Biggest Lemur Park
- Libya election: High turnout in historic vote
- 10,000 sq mi of Congo rainforest declared World Heritage site
- Cashing in the American dream to help AIDS orphans, those who raise them
- Ten African nations pledge to transform their economies to take nature into account
- A small human rights victory as Egypt’s state of emergency ends
- Egyptians vote in landmark presidential election