Some [logging] contracts seen by the Guardian show only promises of sugar, salt and tools worth about $100 (£55) in return for permission to log. Others have reported that pledges made three years ago [such as to build schools & pharmacies] have still not been fulfilled... Last week many community leaders told the Guardian that their villages would sink into destitution if logging went ahead... It is believed that 20 foreign-owned forestry companies are active in the DRC, and that Chinese and other logging groups are also seeking to gain concessions. The companies should be prevented from doing so by a moratorium negotiated by the World Bank in 2002... Most of the major logging companies, including Danzer, Trans-M, TB, NST, Olan, and Sicobois, have concession contracts signed after the...moratorium, but although there is an investigation into their legality the majority are expected to be rubber stamped this year.