DRC natural resources press review of Monday, February 17, 2014

" Virunga : The OECD supports WWF 's complaint against Soco International PLC" , informs editing of Kinshasa of Dépêches de Brazzaville. According to the paper , the application lodged by the international NGO WWF concerning alleged violations of human rights and environmental protection related to business operations in the Virunga National Park , a World Heritage Site by Unesco. In its complaint, the WWF said Soco has violated the most respected in the field of corporate social responsibility in its search for oil in Virunga National Park standards.

A miner died in clashes between colleagues , the police guard mines and industrial mining company Tenke Fungurume Mining ( TFM) in the concession of this 200 km from Lubumbashi, Saturday, February 15 , Radio Okapi reports  The sources also claim that on-site 16 policemen were injured and that the social office TFM has been damaged. Calm returned on the same day through the deployment of several units of the Territorial police at the scene , according to the secretary of the head of coaching Tenke post.

Artisanal logging must draw its base in 2002 enacted the Forest Code , for the proper management of forest resources in the DRC , said the coordinator of the Natural Resources Network (NRN ), Joseph Bobia , in its report on the operation illegal timber recently released, reports the Congolese news Agency (ACP). The report notes that all artisanal logging is not illegal but it must meet the standards set by the Ministry of Environment , Nature Conservation and Tourism, in accordance with the order no035/CAB/MIN/ECN-EF / 2006 of 5 October 2006 concerning forestry. It is in this context that organizations of environmental civil society issued an alert about the looting of forest resources to local communities by industrial and artisanal mining companies , indicating that these industries violate the principles on the exercise of forestry activities, the type of document to obtain the authority to give permission to craft cutting authority.