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the wrong go is Africa’s oldest and

the wrong go is Africa’s oldest and largest National Park it’s an enormous

largest National Park it’s an enormous

largest National Park it’s an enormous area 3,000 square miles of protected

area 3,000 square miles of protected

area 3,000 square miles of protected space but perhaps most importantly it’s

space but perhaps most importantly it’s

space but perhaps most importantly it’s home to most of the world’s critically

home to most of the world’s critically

home to most of the world’s critically endangered mountain gorillas the wrong

endangered mountain gorillas the wrong

endangered mountain gorillas the wrong go is a unesco world heritage site

go is a unesco world heritage site

go is a unesco world heritage site that’s the same status as Yellowstone

that’s the same status as Yellowstone

that’s the same status as Yellowstone National Park with a Great Barrier Reef

National Park with a Great Barrier Reef

National Park with a Great Barrier Reef and that protection is supposed to mean

and that protection is supposed to mean

and that protection is supposed to mean that it’s illegal to explore or exploit

that it’s illegal to explore or exploit

that it’s illegal to explore or exploit any of the natural resources within its

any of the natural resources within its

any of the natural resources within its boundaries and yet that protection

boundaries and yet that protection

boundaries and yet that protection doesn’t mean very much if companies like

doesn’t mean very much if companies like

doesn’t mean very much if companies like SoCo or governments can find a way to

SoCo or governments can find a way to

SoCo or governments can find a way to undermine those principle to get around

undermine those principle to get around

undermine those principle to get around those laws essentially Virunga is the

those laws essentially Virunga is the

those laws essentially Virunga is the most dangerous place to be a park ranger

most dangerous place to be a park ranger

most dangerous place to be a park ranger in the last 20 years 140 Park Rangers on

in the last 20 years 140 Park Rangers on

in the last 20 years 140 Park Rangers on patrol have been killed lost their lives

patrol have been killed lost their lives

patrol have been killed lost their lives in defense of nature the charcoal

in defense of nature the charcoal

in defense of nature the charcoal industry is the singly most damaging

industry is the singly most damaging

industry is the singly most damaging contributed to habitat loss in the

contributed to habitat loss in the

contributed to habitat loss in the region in very clever ways that Berenger

region in very clever ways that Berenger

region in very clever ways that Berenger alliance addressing this directly

alliance addressing this directly

alliance addressing this directly supplying alternatives building in the

supplying alternatives building in the

supplying alternatives building in the structure electrifying the region

structure electrifying the region

structure electrifying the region through the creation of hydroelectric

through the creation of hydroelectric

through the creation of hydroelectric dams if social outreach can have the

dams if social outreach can have the

dams if social outreach can have the power to topple governments in our time

power to topple governments in our time

power to topple governments in our time then perhaps our efforts can change

then perhaps our efforts can change

then perhaps our efforts can change policies at home and abroad in places as

policies at home and abroad in places as

policies at home and abroad in places as distant as the DRC in the Congo

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