Renewable Energy Sparks Hope in Congo’s Virunga National Park

In the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a war is being waged in and with the forest. This immensely rich and diverse environment all too often remains impenetrable to global attention and public awareness, but its remarkable story deserves to be amplified. Providing a backdrop to volcanic eruptions, ebola outbreaks, oil prospecting and civil war, lies Africa’s oldest and most biodiverse national park, <a href="https://virunga.org/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Virunga</a>. Part of the <a href="https://www.worldwildlife.org/places/congo-basin" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Congo Basin</a> — the world’s second largest area of tropical rainforest — this park is home to a third of the world’s remaining mountain gorillas. Elephants, buffalos and antelopes roam its savannah while hippos wallow in the expansive Lake Edward. <a href="https://medium.com/@rejobs/renewable-energy-sparks-hope-in-congos-virunga-national-park-272df89076b9">Click Here</a>