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Congo Equatorial Guinea European Union Guinea Guyana Honduras Indonesia Japan Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Laos Liberia Libya Madagascar Malaysia Myanmar Nicaragua Nigeria Papua New Guinea Peru Russia South Sudan Sudan The Philippines Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Zimbabwe | July 9, 2004 Forests Cambodian Government Authorises Clear-Cutting in National Park Immediate release: 9th July 2004 PRESS RELEASE Cambodian Government Authorises Clear-Cutting in National Park The current selling-out by senior Cambodian officials, of the country’s protected areas, has resulted in serious environmental damage to Botum Sakor National Park in southwestern Cambodia. | March 15, 2004 Forests Phnom Penh Governor shooting incident: time to end the forest sector’s culture of impunity Immediate release: 15th March 2004 PRESS RELEASE Phnom Penh Governor shooting incident: time to end the forest sector’s culture of impunity | Feb. 12, 2004 Forests Chinese logging threatens one of the world’s hottest biodiversity spots, in Kachin State, Burma. As 2,000 experts on biodiversity and sustainable development meet this week in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, for the 7th conference on the Convention on Biological Diversity (1), one of the world’s most exceptional biodiversity hotspots (2) is being plundered by two of the parties to the conference, Burma and China. | Oct. 22, 2003 Forests Global Witness briefing document - Cambodia : Colexim and Everbright logging companies 1. Colexim Enterprise Colexim Enterprise currently controls a 147,187 hectare timber concession covering part of Prey Long – one of Cambodia’s most valuable remaining areas of forest, both in commercial and ecological terms. During its tenure, Colexim has consistently demonstrated its contempt for Cambodian law and its unsuitability as a custodian of Cambodia’s natural heritage. It should on no account be accorded further opportunities to ravage the country’s forests. Illegal logging: | Oct. 22, 2003 Forests World Bank-funded forestry project prepares to endorse illegal loggers in Cambodia Immediate release: 22nd October 2003 PRESS RELEASE World Bank-funded forestry project prepares to endorse illegal loggers in Cambodia A World Bank-funded forest concession management project is poised to recommend that the Cambodian Government approve forest management plans submitted by Colexim Enterprise and Everbright CIG Wood: two companies with proven track records of illegal logging. Colexim and Everbright are politically well-connected companies which have logged | Oct. 7, 2003 Forests Global Witness Report Launch: ‘A Conflict of Interests: The uncertain future of Burma’s forests.’ Global Witness (1) will launch its first report on logging and conflict in Burma on the 7th October 2003 at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club in Bangkok, Thailand. ‘A Conflict of Interests: The uncertain future of Burma’s forests’, the result of extensive research and fieldwork within Burma, Thailand and China, examines the roots of the civil war and the links between conflict and the control of natural resources in Burma. | Oct. 6, 2003 Forests (Thai) Global Witness Report Launch: ‘A Conflict of Interests: The uncertain future of Burma’s forests.’ Download the press release as a word document | April 22, 2003 Forests Cambodian government terminates independent forest monitoring Cambodian Government Terminates Independent Forest Monitoring The Cambodian Government has, with effect from today, terminated Global Witness’ [1] role as the official Independent Monitor of the forest sector in Cambodia [2]. With no independent monitoring mechanism in place, the Government is now in breach of World Bank conditions for further disbursements of the Bank’s US$ 30 million Structural Adjustment Credit (SAC) to Cambodia. | Feb. 5, 2003 Forests Cameroon: Global Witness details cases of illegal logging Global Witness has been working in Cameroon as the Independent Observer in Support of Forest Law Enforcement since May 2001, uncovering cases of illegal logging by working with Government officials as well as independently in the forest. | July 8, 2002 Forests Reports of the Independent Observer of Forest law enforcement in Cameroon Global Witness has been working as the Independent Observer of the forestry sector in Cameroon since May 2001 and has carried out preparatory work in 2000. On May 23rd 2002 a new contract was signed between Global Witness and the Government of Cameroon to continue the work of Global Witness in the country as the Independent Observer. Global Witness is today releasing the first set of information from this project. Show Previous 10 Show Next 10