Through a glass, darkly – what’s wrong with an Indian coffee retailer exporting logs of prime furniture and flooring timber from Guyana instead of local processing for added value?

Part 4

By Janette Bulkan

In this fourth article in this series, I will discuss the due diligence which should have been carried out prior to giving forest concessions to Café Coffee Day, and some of the associated issues.

Due diligence – Simon and Shock
International Inc. (SSI) – SFEP 03/07

SSI began negotiations in 2004 and paid the application fee of US$ 20,000 when replying to the advertisement for SFEP 03/07 in December 2005.  Article 6 (2) of the Forests Act 1953/1997 requires