René Ngongo
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René Ngongo is a Congolese biologist, environmentalist and political activist. Ngongo graduated from the University of Kisangani
with a Bachelor 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.
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”.
University of Kisangani
The University of Kisangani is located in the city of Kisangani in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was founded in 1963 by Protestant missionaries as the Free University of Congo; it was transformed into part of the National University of Zaire in 1971, and in 1981 was separated from that...
with a Bachelor degree in Biology in 1987. In 1994, he created the NGO OCEAN
Ocean
An ocean is a major body of saline water, and a principal component of the hydrosphere. Approximately 71% of the Earth's surface is covered by ocean, a continuous body of water that is customarily divided into several principal oceans and smaller seas.More than half of this area is over 3,000...
(Organisation Concertée des Ecologistes et Amis de la Nature) in order to protect the DRC's natural resources.
In 2009, René Ngongo received the Right Livelihood Award
Right Livelihood Award
The Right Livelihood Award, also referred to as the "Alternative Nobel Prize", is a prestigious international award to honour those "working on practical and exemplary solutions to the most urgent challenges facing the world today". The prize was established in 1980 by Jakob von Uexkull, and is...
"for his courage in confronting the forces that are destroying the Congo’s rainforests and building political support for their conservation and sustainable use”.