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Goldman Prize for Marc Ona Essangui

Marc Ona with the Goldman Prize
Marc Ona with the Goldman Prize Marc Ona Essangui, one of our most inspiring partners from Africa, will receive the Goldman Environmental Prize in San Francisco today. The Prize recognizes Marc’s personal courage and perseverance, and gives a boost to our network. Since 2001, Marc Ona and his colleagues at Brainforest have tirelessly fought for the protection of Gabon’s rainforest. They have successfully challenged corrupt government officials and foreign investors. In 2006 Marc and his colleagues managed to protect Gabon’s Loango National Park from an oil exploration project. They

Mining, Dams and Repression in Gabon

Marc Ona Essangui
Marc Ona Essangui Abundant natural resources make Gabon one of Africa’s richest nations. The country’s wealth fills the pockets of a small clique, while the people live in misery. Gabon’s strong man Omar Bongo recently imprisoned five civil society partners of International Rivers to stifle calls for change. Gabon is rich in natural resources such as oil, iron, timber, and hydropower. These resources are not a blessing, but a curse. In terms of its per-capita income, Gabon is richer than Bulgaria, Chile, Malaysia or Russia. Yet oil companies, French colonial interests and a small n

US Organizations Urge Release of Gabonese Civil Society Leaders

Friday, January 9, 2009
Oxfam America • Amnesty International • Human Rights Watch • Friends of the Earth • Global Response • International Rivers • International Accountability Project • Rainforest Action Network • Committee to Protect Journalists • Global Greengrants Fund • Reporters Without Borders • TransAfrica Forum • Publish What You Pay • Bank Information Center By Fax to: +1 202 332 0668 January 9, 2009 His Excellency El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba President, the Gabonese Republic c/o Embassy of Gabon 2034 20th Street, NW, Suite 200, Washington DC 20009 Re: US Organizatio
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