McKinsey report could lead to hike in destructive logging –Greenpeace

Robert Persaud

Advice given by consultancy firm McKinsey and Co to rainforest countries like Guyana is “fundamentally flawed” and helps to safeguard their logging industry while gaining access to millions of dollars in funds intended to protect trees, says a report by Greenpeace, which has been rejected by the government here.

The report ‘Bad Influence – How McKinsey inspired plans lead to rainforest destruction’ says that advice given by McKinsey to national governments could lead to an increase in the destructive logging which it is intended to prevent. The report by the international