René Ngongo born October 20, 1961 is a Congolese biologist first national from the Democratic Republic of Congo to win the Right Livelihood Award, sometimes known as the "alternative Nobel" for championing forest protection and social justice in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). .Ngongo, founded the influential "Organisation Concertee des Ecologistes et Amis de la Nature" (OCEAN) in 1996 to give a voice and infrastructure to Congolese civil society in its fight against forest destruction. A University of Kisangani graduate, he is a renowned ecologist, environmentalist and human rights campaigner. Ngongo is an expert on the impacts of environmental destruction in the Congo Forest Basin. He has also worked extensively with forest communities informing them of their rights with respect to both forest protection and environmental conservation.
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