DRC natural resources press review of Monday, August 5, 2013

The newspaper Potentiel gives more information related to natural resources. It noted that the Minister of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Tourism, Bavo N'Sa Mputu is in Eastern Province, the first step in a series that covers all provincial entities in the country. The newspaper reports that the minister and the governor of the province, Jean Bamanisa, bend at the site to protect the environment. The newspaper wrote: "Without being a simple routine, Bavo N'Sa Mputu and Jean Bamanisa Saidi wanted to develop a framework for implementation of governance can help quantify the expected results and prospects of better returns ". "In Garamba, the Minister of the Environment has stressed the government's determination and industry partners, to work for the restoration of parks," the newspaper said. In the same order, the newspaper quotes the president of the Green Party (CEEC), the national deputy Didace Pembe who said that "the viability of the Virunga National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage in Danger, must pass by dismantling negative forces ". Taking an article Syfia, the daily Potentiel reported that lately, near Uvira (South Kivu), domestic and foreign investors are buying land and are building ports or hotels. They create jobs, but deprive farmers of their land and also increase land disputes. Until farmers are organized in Uvira, the same media indicates that in order to better defend the interests of its members, the Union of farmers, fishermen and farmers of Congo (UNAGRICO) launched the project TROCAIRE-UNAGRICO for a complete mapping of all members scattered throughout the city of Kinshasa. Ten vegetable sites are selected as pilot project. Radio Okapi reported on its side a sharp tension was evident Sunday, August 4 square around the mine "Morocco" in the town of Mukungwe in Walungu territory (South Kivu). Witnesses indicate that three families are struggling, using the military to succeed in the management of this gold-rich career. This has caused the displacement to other areas.