# Marc Ona

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| name               = Marc Ona Essangui
| image              = Marc Ona 2011.jpg
| notable_works      = Since January 2020, Marc Ona Essangui is the president of Tournons La Page movement for democracy in [Africa](/source/Africa).
}}
'''Marc Ona Essangui''' is founder of the environmental NGO Brainforest and president of Environment Gabon, a network of NGOs. Marc Ona Essangui led efforts to expose agreements behind a Chinese mining project in [Gabon](/source/Gabon), a country in West [Central Africa](/source/Central_Africa), that threatened [equatorial rainforest](/source/equatorial_rainforest) ecosystems. 

According to Ona Essangui, the proposed [Belinga](/source/Belinga) development, a $3.5 billion project, was secretly negotiated. Local communities were not consulted and are unaware of the effect that the project would have on their environment. Ona won the 2009 Africa [Goldman Environmental Prize](/source/Goldman_Environmental_Prize) for his work.<ref>[http://www.goldmanprize.org/2009/africa 2009 Goldman Environmental Prize Recipient Marc Ona Essangui]</ref> The project is currently on hold due to a lack of financing.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.banktrack.org/show/dodgydeals/belinga_iron_ore_project |title=BankTrack.org - dodgydeals - Belinga iron ore project |website=www.banktrack.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091205184149/http://www.banktrack.org/show/dodgydeals/belinga_iron_ore_project |archive-date=2009-12-05}} </ref> In March 2013, Ona Essangui was sentenced to a six-month suspended prison sentence and an approximately $10,000 USD fine for defamation of Liban Soleman, senior advisor to President [Ali Bongo Ondimba](/source/Ali_Bongo_Ondimba).<ref>{{cite web |title=Gabon convicts activist for defaming ally of president |website=[Reuters](/source/Reuters) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230507000802/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-gabon-olam-activist-idUSBRE92T04Q20130330 |archive-date=2023-05-07 |url-status=live |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-gabon-olam-activist-idUSBRE92T04Q20130330}}</ref>

From January 2020 to July 2023, Marc Ona Essangui was the president of [Tournons La Page](/source/%3Afr%3ATournons_la_Page) movement for democracy in [https://www.gabonreview.com/societe-civile-marc-ona-porte-a-la-tete-de-tournons-la-page-international/ Africa].

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