ɪn dʒˈuːn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹtiːn, sˈoʊkoʊ sˈaɪnd ɐ dʒˈɔɪnt dˌɛklɚɹˈeɪʃən wɪððə wˈɜːld wˈaɪldlaɪf fˈʌnd, sˈeɪɪŋ ɪt wʊd nˌɑːt dɹˈɪl ɪn vˈɜːɹʌŋɡə "ʌnlˈɛs ʌnˈɛskoʊ ænd ðə dˈiː.ˈɑːɹ.sˈiː. ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ɐɡɹˈiː ðæt sˈʌtʃ æktˈɪvᵻɾiz ɑːɹ nˌɑːt ɪŋkəmpˈæɾᵻbəl wɪð ɪts wˈɜːld hˈɛɹɪɾɪdʒ stˈæɾəs".
In June 2014, SOCO signed a joint declaration with the World Wildlife Fund, saying it would not drill in Virunga "unless UNESCO and the D.R.C. government agree that such activities are not incompatible with its World Heritage status".