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Logging in South-East Asia: Rubber barons
Along :: India | 3 days ago
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Route 7 in Cambodia's remote north, dozens of small tractors known as iron buffaloes are plying a dilapidated piece of highway. Under cover of darkness, they transport freshly cut timber into nearby sawmills. The drivers wear masks, their tractors
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Many countries badly mismanage oil resources
New York City :: NY :: USA | 4 days ago
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More than 80 percent of the world's major oil and gas-producing and mining countries fail to meet "satisfactory standards" for managing their natural resources, according to a report tracking global resource mismanagement and corruption. New York-
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Global lenders 'linked to Vietnam land grabs'
Phnom Pénh :: Cambodia | 6 days ago
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26 More than 1.2 million hectares of land in Cambodia alone have been leased for rubber plantations [EPA] Global Witness, a group that campaigns on resource issues, has accused Vietnamese rubber firms bankrolled by an arm of the World Bank and
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Congo-Kinshasa: New Oil Law Fails to Address Corruption, Environmental Damage
Brazzaville :: Congo | 9 days ago
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Planned revisions to the Democratic Republic of Congo's hydrocarbons law contain major flaws that could allow gross mismanagement of the country's oil wealth and serious environmental impacts. The draft text, published by Global Witness today,[1] is
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Liberia: Govt Systematically Breaking Its Own Laws in Oil, Mineral, Forest and Land Deals Worth Billions of Dollars, New Audit Reveals.
Monrovia :: Liberia | 14 days ago
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Global Witness welcomes a new audit recommending that the Liberian government take immediate action to address systematic gaps in compliance with laws on how its natural resources are allocated. Liberia's groundbreaking transparency initiative,
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Liberia: Illegal Logging Poses Greater Threat to Liberia's Forest
Monrovia :: Liberia | 16 days ago
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The Global Witness' report, which states that illegal logging is robbing several people in Liberia, Ghana, Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of Congo, substantiates the group's earlier report stating that last year in Liberia, "private use permits"
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Africa: How Vested Interests Abuse Shadow Permits to Evade Forest Sector Reforms
Brussels :: Belgium | 19 days ago
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Systematic abuse of small, poorly regulated logging permits in Africa by companies, forest officials and politicians is undermining efforts to fight deforestation and keep illegal timber out of the EU, says a new report by Global Witness. The new
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Africa: Probe of Mining Company's Dealings in Europe and Africa
Brazzaville :: Congo | 21 days ago
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The focus of the investigation will be allegations of fraud, bribery and corruption relating to the activities of the company or its subsidiaries in Kazakhstan and Africa." Chairman Mehmet Dalman, and a series of other top officials leaving the
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Guinea: Corruption Arrest in U.S. Puts Beny Steinmetz Group Resources in the Frame
Conakry :: Guinea | 1 month ago
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US court document and a press statement from the Guinean government...April 14 with $20,000 of cash at Jacksonville airport in Florida. He is charged with: "tampering with a witness"; "obstruction of a criminal investigation"; and "destruction,
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EU locks step with Dodd-Frank
Brussels :: Belgium | 1 month ago
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A European decision on the extractive industries will bring a "new era of transparency" to an industry that often escapes scrutiny, an EU commissioner said. The European Parliament passed new regulations on disclosure requirements for the extractive
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