In March 1998, DARA-Forest applied for a licence to carry out logging activities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, but was denied a forest concession by the Kinshasa authorities.
1998年3月，DARA-Forest公司曾申请在刚果民主共和国进行伐木活动的执照，但金沙萨当局拒绝给予森林租借地特许证。