Mining Menaces Itombwe Nature Reserve

Fergus Simpson; Pascal  Zirimwabagabo Chakirwa

Mining Menaces Itombwe Nature Reserve

Fergus Simpson
, Pascal Zirimwabagabo Chakirwa

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Abstract

In the remote Itombwe Nature Reserve in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), mining increasingly threatens nature conservation efforts. Mining activities are widespread in and around the reserve and often take place under the protection of armed actors. This has negative impacts on biodiversity conservation and has proved an intractable challenge for the Congolese conservation agency (ICCN) and its partners. In field research funded by a grant from the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), we set out to discover why.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	5-8
Number of pages	4
Journal	Gorilla Journal
Volume	66
Publication status	Published - 1 Jun 2023

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This work was supported by the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) [grant number G-2001-22755].

UN SDGs

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SDG 13 Climate Action
SDG 15 Life on Land
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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