11 June 2014 Last updated at 08:32 ET
[image: A mountain gorilla in Virunga National Park in the Democratic
Republic of Congo]
A quarter of the world's endangered mountain gorillas live in Virunga
The hunt for oil is to be halted in Africa's oldest national park in
eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a UK-based oil firm has said.
Virunga National Park is a Unesco World Heritage site and home to more than
200 endangered mountain gorillas.
Soco International made the concession after the WWF filed a complaint that
the company was violating good business practice guidelines.
The world conservation group has now agreed to drop its case against Soco.
In a joint statement
<http://www.socointernational.co.uk/joint-statement-by-soco-international-plc-soco-and>,
Soco and the WWF said they looked forward "to working responsibly with the
Democratic Republic of Congo and its people to ensure that future
development benefits both people and the environment".
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Ann Marie
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