Global Witness criticizes SGS

SGS, which took over the job of monitoring adherence to forestry laws in Cambodia after the government kicked contentious Global Witness out of the country, has by all accounts done a lousy job. Most importantly, they don’t initiate their own investigations, but merely collect complaints and process data.

Weirdly, they’ve also started attacking the credibility of Global Witness’ complaints against the Cambodian Government’s complicity in the ongoing pillage of Cambodian forestland. When Global Witness’ last report came out, pointing out the deep connections between family business interests and deforestation in Cambodia, the report was banned in the entire country.

But instead of attacking the government’s illegal ban, SGS has decided to attack GWs report.

GW has responded.