Criticism
In Malaysia/Sarawak the WCS has been working hand in hand with the Sarawak Forestry Corporation, the Sarawak Forest Department, and the Samling Corporation since 1984 to certify timber for the European market. Although timber certification is intended to promote and encourage sustainable forest management and provides an assurance to buyers that the timber products come from sustainably managed forests, Samling is considered overly aggressive by some.
In June 2011, the head of India's Wildlife Conservation Society was fired for being part of a government committee that backed tribal rights over forest lands under the Forest Rights Act. Environment Minister, Jairam Ramesh, reacting to the WCS move to throw out Chellam said, "It is sad that he was penalised for being pro-tribal and pro-people. It shows how anti-democratic some of the self-styled champions of transparency really are."
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