The Rally of Congolese Ecologist-The Greens (french: Rassemblement des Écologistes Congolais, les verts, or ''REC- LES VERTS'') is a
Green party
A green party is a formally organized political party based on the principles of green politics, such as social justice, environmentalism and nonviolence.
Greens believe that these issues are inherently related to one another as a foundation ...
in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was founded by
Faustin Kiembwa Tabena on June 15, 2001.
In the 2006 general elections, a REC-LES VERTS candidate for the
National Assembly,
Mpaka Mawete Ruffin, gained the single-member seat of
Kimvula
Kimvula (or Kimbula) is a community in Lukaya District of Bas-Congo Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
It contains the headquarters of Kimvula Territory Kimvula is a territory in the Kongo Central province of the Democratic Republi ...
in
Bas-Congo.
See also
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Conservation movement
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Environmental movement
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Green party
A green party is a formally organized political party based on the principles of green politics, such as social justice, environmentalism and nonviolence.
Greens believe that these issues are inherently related to one another as a foundation ...
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Green politics
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List of environmental organizations
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Sustainability
Specific definitions of sustainability are difficult to agree on and have varied in the literature and over time. The concept of sustainability can be used to guide decisions at the global, national, and individual levels (e.g. sustainable livi ...
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Sustainable development
Sustainable development is an organizing principle for meeting human development goals while also sustaining the ability of natural systems to provide the natural resources and ecosystem services on which the economy and society depend. The des ...
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Green parties in Africa
Political parties in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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