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Congo logging contracts cancelled but forest still under threat

Posted by jamie — 21 January 2009 at 6:03pm - Comments

Logging in the Congo rainforest

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The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has, at long last, completed a review of the logging industry. Although there are some positive results, at the same time it has allowed an expansion of the industry to more than twice the recommended size.

Back in October last year, the government announced the results of a three-year review of logging contracts that had been issued. Logging companies which had contracts cancelled were then allowed to appeal against the decisions and this week's announcement is the final result of that process.

Article tagged as: africa, congo, danzer group, DRC, forests, legal review, moratorium

Last edited 1 January 1970 at 1:00am
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Greenpeace urges boycott of Danzer Group

Last edited 1 December 2004 at 9:00am
1 December, 2004

Greenpeace are urging UK timber importers to boycott the Swiss-German Danzer Group. The call follows investigations which found that Danzer are involved in bribery, corruption, illegal logging, suspected forgery of official documents and carrying out business dealings with an arms trafficker, blacklisted by the UN Security Council (UNSC).

Article tagged as: africa, cameroon, congo, danzer group, forests, gorillas, illegal logging, press releases, tropical timber, UNSC

Boycott the Danzer Group!

Posted by admin — 1 December 2004 at 9:00am - Comments

Boycott the Danzer Group

Article tagged as: africa, danzer group, destructive logging, forests, illegal timber, liberia

Danzer crime file (2nd edition)

Last edited 30 November 2004 at 9:00am
Publication date: 
30 November, 2004

Summary

In June 2004, Greenpeace published an initial report outlining how the Swiss-based Danzer Group had been knowingly financing illegal logging in Africa. Now we've obtained additional evidence of further unscrupulous behaviour - including suspected forgery and carrying out business dealings with an arms trafficker who is blacklisted by the UN Security Council.

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Article tagged as: danzer group, illegal logging, illegal timber, reports, timber trade

Danzer crime file

Last edited 29 August 2004 at 8:00am
Publication date: 
21 June, 2004

Summary

A Greenpeace investigation has revealed the Danzer Group, a Swiss-German company, have been involved in bribery and illegal logging and are suspected of forgery in Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Article tagged as: africa, danzer group, illegal logging, reports

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