B.C. forestry companies say proposed legislation that would give government a veto over the transfer of timber cutting rights has put the entire forest industry "on pause."
Smurfit Kappa spirited 23 employees from crisis-hit Venezuela last year to protect their safety as the country's economy continued to implode and the company's assets there were seized by the government.
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) has disassociated from the Brazilian forestry company, Jari Group, after a proactive investigation carried out by an independent panel of environmental, social and economic experts concluded that the company had breached FSC's Policy for Association.
