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@SaveUpemba

Help Congolese Park Rangers Protect Upemba National Park from Poaching and Illegal Activities

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Joined April 2017
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Congratulations to #GoldmanPrize winner Rodrigue Katembo (Democratic Republic of Congo, 2017) on receiving the African Ranger Award earlier this month! The award was established to recognize the critical role front-line rangers play in #conservation. @SaveUpemba @gorillacd
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We Congratulate #RodrigueKatembo #Upemba #Kundelungu #Virunga national Pars for winning the AfricanRangerAward 2018 the award seeks to raise awareness about need to conserve Africa’s wildlife emphasizing critical role that front-line rangers pfi.org.cn/en/mission/ranger…
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RIP #Upemba #Kundelungu park in fight against #Wildlife #Hippo poaching the brave #ranger Chief of Section Kibwalwe Kabanda was killed by #militias. Our thoughts are with family and park #CUK
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Notorious elephant poacher, Rombeau Lunda Ngandu, arrested in #DRCongo after months of surveillance & investigations by rangers from Upemba & Kundelungu National Parks, which is managed by @fpforg and funded by ECF. Photo: Forgotten Parks Foundation goo.gl/M5f8GE
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Le Complexe des parcs nationaux #Upemba et #Kundelungu (CUK), dispose d’un avion Cessna 206, pour les patrouilles aériennes et inventaires biologiques des certains grands mammifères et acheminer la prime des écogardes en sécurité. Coopération #UE et #RDC @SaveUpemba
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#GoldmanPrize: 29 years. 188 winners. 87 countries. The power of one. – at San Francisco, CA
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What It's Like to Be an #Environmental Defender in the #Congo @goldmanprize recipient Rodrigue Katembo tells of his job’s perils @SierraClub sierraclub.org/sierra/what-i…

What It's Like to Be an Environmental Defender in the Congo

Goldman Prize recipient Rodrigue Katembo tells of his job’s perils

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#Lufira Site’s unique biological diversity with many endemic species makes it fourth Wetland of International Importance @RamsarConv next @UNESCO #worldheritage! Sign Petition #SaveUpemba saveupemba.com
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#SaveUpemba lack of control and regulation of mining activities and related hydrometallurgical treatment plants presents a real threat to new @RamsarConv saveupemba.com
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The #Lufira Basin remains the only biotope for rare mammals such as #Grant’s zebra and the greater kudu & it is also home to populations of giant sable & roan antelope #SaveUpemba ramsar.org/news/democratic-r…
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Democratic Republic of Congo adds exceptional new Site to the @RamsarConv #LufiraBassin #Upemba becomes fourth Wetland of International Importance #SaveUpemba saveupemba.com
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From the archives: Visiting #GoldmanPrize winner Rodrigue Katembo & Mountain Gorillas in DRC bit.ly/2BGWC84 You can help support Rodrigue by signing the petition to Save Upemba: saveupemba.com/
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Save Upemba@SaveUpemba1 May 2017
SIGN petition & help #ranger #RodrigueKatembo @goldmanprize 2017 to Protect #Upemba #DRC saveupemba.com
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ifaw@ifawglobal8 Nov 2017
Don't let their future be #silentextinction - sign to save. g.ifaw.org/2oLFqqP
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VIDEO: #GoldmanPrize winner Rodrigue Katembo discusses the Fallen Rangers Fund & shares how you can help. youtu.be/vczz_Sk6pcs @gorillacd

2017 Prize Winner Rodrigue Katembo on the Fallen Rangers Fund

Rodrigue Katembo, 2017 Goldman Environmental Prize winner from the ...

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Save Upemba@SaveUpemba24 Jul 2017
RodrigueKatembo#Upemba the guards trust me &want me to stay #IamStayingForThem ENVDefenders @goldmanprize @Global_Witness
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"We must go beyond our market consumerist paradigm and see the beauty and sacredness of the earth." #GoldmanPrize winner Fr. Edwin Gariguez
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ifaw@ifawglobal4 Oct 2017
Animals add beauty to our world. Happy #WorldAnimalDay!
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Save Upemba@SaveUpemba31 Jul 2017
#WorldRangerDay in memory of all fallen rangers in #DRC a disturbing trend across #Africa #Virunga #Garamba #KahuziBiega #Upemba #Okapi
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RDC: l’ICCN annonce la fusion de parcs d’Upemba et Kundelungu radiookapi.net/2017/09/11/ac…
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