René Ngongo
René Ngongo (born October 1961 in Goma, Republic of the Congo) is a Congolese biologist, environmentalist and political activist. Ngongo graduated from the University of Kisangani with a bachelor's degree in biology in 1987. In 1994, he created the NGO OCEAN (Organisation Concertée des Ecologistes et Amis de la Nature) in order to protect the DRC's natural resources.
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René Ngongo receives the Right Livelihood Award
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Born | October 1961 |
Education | University of Kisangani |
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In 2009, René Ngongo received the Right Livelihood Award "for his courage in confronting the forces that are destroying the Congo’s rainforests and building political support for their conservation and sustainable use”.[1]
References
- "Press Release". Greenpeace. Retrieved 2009-10-13.
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