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A national park is a park in use for conservation purposes. Often it is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns. Although individual nations designate their own national parks differently, there is a common idea: the conservation of 'wild nature' for posterity and as a symbol of national pride. An international organization, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), and its World Commission on Protected Areas, has defined "National Park" as its Category II type of protected areas.
While this type of national park had been proposed previously, the United States established the first "public park or pleasuring-ground for the benefit and enjoyment of the people", Yellowstone National Park, in 1872. Although Yellowstone was not officially termed a "national park" in its establishing law, it was always termed such in practice and is widely held to be the first and oldest national park in the world. The first area to use "national park" in its creation legislation was the US's Mackinac Island, in 1875. Australia's Royal National Park, established in 1879, was the world's third official national park. In 1895 ownership of Mackinac Island was transferred to the State of Michigan as a state park and national park status was consequently lost. As a result, Australia's Royal National Park is by some considerations the second oldest national park now in existence.
On 11th June 2014 SOCO announced that it will leave Virunga National Park and remain out of all other UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Government champions, communities within DRC and supporters worldwide joined together to help remove this immediate threat to Africa's oldest national park. Now we must continue to work together to ensure that the park remains free from future threats. You can still show your support at http://www.wwf.org.uk/virunga Join the conversation on twitter: #sosvirunga
The Congo contains some of the most fascinating natural wildlife habitats in Africa. This fascinating country is home to a remarkable creature, the Mountain Gorilla. Our destination is the Virunga National Park that extends along the borders of the Congo, Uganda and Ruanda. Close to the border with Uganda is the village of Goma that contains several dwellings and a good market that displays an amazing variety of exotic fruit. After a short but very welcome break the journey continues in a four-wheel drive minibus but this does not last very long as it soon becomes necessary to travel by foot, a daunting prospect but also one inspired by the possibility of spotting the rare Mountain Gorilla in its natural habitat on a journey that will take around two days. The excitement continues to moun...
These local stories were filmed in North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This is a five part series of films dealing with oil exploration in Virunga National Park, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and its potential environmental and human rights impact. These films are intended to give a voice to local communities living in and around Virunga National Park. It is their voice, their fears and feelings about the oil developments in North Kivu. "Virunga National Park: Oil, Conservation and Sustainable Development" highlights the value of the park and the challenges it faces. The oil developments planned in Block V have the potential to affect negatively the livelihoods of millions of persons and the long-term survival of the park.
The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW - www.ifaw.org) visits endangered mountain gorillas at Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Virunga National Park in Africa is under threat by oil interests as well as human conflicts between rebel forces and the Congolese government. The ongoing post-colonial attitudes of racism and exploitation at work in Africa, as well as the disregard for human rights and ecological sustainability being displayed by oil and political interests are discussed by VIRUNGA documentary director, Orlando von Einsiedel. What can people do to affect change for the better in Virunga? We discuss the possibilities in this excerpt from the BYOD interview about the documentary, complete with footage from the film. Watch the full length episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MT4r6tQEAsQ&index;=1&list;=PLjk3H0GXhhGdZbrANmO6kYPy8IQC0GiN_ http://thelip.tv/ http://thelip.tv/show/byod-bring-your-own-doc/...
Virunga's rangers work to protect this national park and UNESCO World Heritage site in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo from threats such as rebel militias, poachers, the charcoal trade, and, over the last two years, a high-stakes proposal to begin exploring for oil. SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE VIDEOS AND NEWS http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=losangelestimes LET'S CONNECT: Google+ ► https://plus.google.com/+latimes Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/latimes Twitter ► https://twitter.com/LATimes L.A. Times ► http://www.latimes.com/
Silverback mountain gorillas Humba and Kabirizi face off in a fight for females in Virunga National Park, DR Congo. The Mountain Gorilla is a critically endangered species. Find out what is being done to save the gorillas and what you can do to help at https://virunga.org/
Subscribe to TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/sxaw6h Subscribe to COMING SOON: http://bit.ly/H2vZUn Subscribe to INDIE & FILM FESTIVALS: http://bit.ly/1wbkfYg Like us on FACEBOOK: http://goo.gl/dHs73 Follow us on TWITTER: http://bit.ly/1ghOWmt Virunga Official Trailer 1 (2014) - Netflix Documentary HD VIRUNGA is the incredible true story of a group of brave people risking their lives to build a better future in a part of Africa the world's forgotten and a gripping expose of the realities of life in the Congo. In the forested depths of eastern Congo lies Virunga National Park, one of the most bio-diverse places in the world and home to the last of the mountain gorillas. In this wild, but enchanted environment, a small and embattled team of park rangers - including an ex-child soldier turned ranger...
Virunga National Park im Osten der Demokratischen Republik Kongo in Not. Die Ranger, die Tiere, unter anderen die Berggorillas und Elefanten brauchen dringend Hilfe
A mission to fit tracking collars to the last elephants in Virunga National Park, Congo. In 1980 there were some 8,000 elephants in the park. Today there are fewer than 400. In concert with Virunga National Park, Save the Elephants and African Parks launched a challenging expedition to track these survivors across both forest and savannah, to help rangers better protect them. For more: https://virunga.org/
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Mountain Gorillas Arguing Bwindi Uganda 2011 (2) & Mountain gorillas at Virunga National Park, .mp4
Gorilla trek in Virunga National Park, DRC, from August 2016. Started from Bukima Tented Camp and saw the Humba Gorilla Family (19 gorillas total including 2 silverbacks)
Animal Park (2013): An international multi-million Euro support fund for the ancient Virunga National Park has enabled an ambitious development strategy. But rape, murder and forced relocation have become its implementation tools. For similar stories, see: Rape In A Lawless Land - Congo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UX8X6b7q7s8 Congo's War from All Sides https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-UF_Ju8ip4 The High Price of Gold - D.R. Congo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVXY3Xu1ciA Subscribe to journeyman for daily uploads: http://www.youtube.com/journeymanpictures For downloads and more information visit: http://www.journeyman.tv/film/5957/animal-park Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/journeymanpictures Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JourneymanVOD https://twitter...
Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Two decades of conflict in the DR Congo have not only had a tragic impact on the country's human communities but also on its wildlife. Gelareh Darabi meets the park staff who put their lives on the line to protect Congo's wildlife. At Al Jazeera English, we focus on people and events that affect people's lives. We bring topics to light that often go under-reported, listening to all sides of the story and giving a 'voice to the voiceless.' Reaching more than 270 million households in over 140 countries across the globe, our viewers trust Al Jazeera English to keep them informed, inspired, and entertained. Our impartial, fact-based reporting wins worldwide praise and respect. It is our unique brand of journalism that the world has come to ...
THE DOCUMENTARY 2015- MOUNTAIN GORILLAS- FULL HD THE TOP DOCUMENTARY 2015, PLEASE SUBSCRIBE AND WATCH MORE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjnUi8P1wmo&list;=PLiQFVVC0sdJ6eE4OaPJoonVuNmN7avDxh TOP DOCUMENTARY, FREE DOCUMENTARY, FREE DOWNLOAD DOCUMENTARY, HBO DOCUMENTARY, This year’s list of Oscar nominees has finally broken in the media. Surely you’ve already scanned the list for your favorite films and actors/actresses – we sure did! And we were so incredibly thrilled to see that the Netflix-released documentary, Virunga, has been nominated in the Best Documentary category. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the film, it was released in November exclusively on Netflix, with the help of Leonardo DiCaprio’s production company. The groundbreaking documentary looks into the current confl...
This Live Global Moment came out of Virunga National Park in the Kivu province and bought together a wide range of individuals and organisations to talk about how Peace Day can offer an opportunity to build peace across the country around the theme 'Who Will You Make Peace With?'
VIRUNGA, the documentary examining the crisis of wildlife in the Congo’s Virunga national park, is shared with the trailer, film clips, and insightful explanation by director Orlando von Einsiedel. The risks being taken by a select group of people on behalf of gorillas that are being threatened, and the myriad of hardships being faced by those in the Congo are all explored in the film that has been shortlisted for the best documentary Oscar. M23 rebel forces, refugees, and a silent animal population are all seen through the beautiful lens of von Einsiedel, and shared with BYOD in this uncensored interview. FILM AND GUEST INFO: A powerful combination of investigative journalism and nature documentary, VIRUNGA is the incredible true story of a group of courageous people risking their lives ...
Emmanuel De Merode, Director for Virunga National Park, gives an account of the struggle to save one of the world's great national parks with its population of mountain gorillas, renders accessible to an audience one of the darkest conflicts in recent history, the bloody civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is not just a story of bleak and bloody facts: ultimately it is a story of determination and courage and how a small unit of Congolese park rangers, community workers and local environmental activists brought about a miracle in African wildlife conservation. In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark d...
In this live event recording, take a powerful journey with renowned conservationists who have worked tirelessly to understand and protect the mountain gorillas of Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Virunga National Park director Emmanuel de Merode and Virunga National Park warden Innocent Mburanumwe, who together accepted the Rolex National Geographic Explorer of the Year award on behalf of the rangers of Virunga, will join conservationist George Schaller, recipient of the National Geographic Hubbard Medal, for this special presentation. Want more Explorers Symposium? Click here to watch "Transformers, Food Cube Farms, and a Nuclear-Waste Chomper: Inventors Reimagine Our Future": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZc6JEPVATM