De Beers suspended all operating activities in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve in 2004...Aware that, following the Court case, discussions are continuing with Government and the communities, De Beers initiated a broad stakeholder consultation process...to evaluate the feasibility of conducting low impact, short-term exploratory work in our remaining license areas in the reserve....De Beers is committed to engaging communities and other interested parties, and consultations were held with a broad cross-section of stakeholders including Government agencies; NGOs and, critically, community organisations and the communities living in, or with, strong ties to the CKGR