Soco agrees to suspend oil exploration in Congo's protected park
Reuters Africa - 14 minutes ago
Wed Jun 11, 2014 12:01am GMT
* Soco will not explore unless Congo, UNESCO give green light
* Deal to resolve WWF complaint brokered by OECD contact point
* WWF has said two of its staff received death threats
By Peter Jones
KINSHASA, June 10 (Reuters) - British oil company Soco International
has agreed not to explore in Democratic Republic of Congo's Virunga
National Park unless its government and UNESCO agree it would not
threaten the area's world heritage status.
Soco has been at loggerheads with conservation campaigner WWF for
months over its activities in Virunga, Africa's oldest and most
bio-diverse national park.
WWF filed a complaint about Soco's activities in October to the
British National Contact Point for the Organisation for Economic
Cooperation and Development. Such OECD contact points aim to uphold
international standards in business.
Under a deal reached following mediation by the OECD Contact Point,
Soco said it would suspend further exploration plans once it concludes
seismic testing on Lake Edward begun in April.
"Soco is pleased that we were able to work together with WWF to
hopefully find a way to jointly improve conditions in Virunga National
Park and for its inhabitants," Soco deputy CEO Roger Cagle said in an
emailed statement. Continued...
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