Cameroon loses about 33 billion CFA francs (almost US$60 000 000) annually through the illegal exploitation of timber. The trade may also be benefiting terrorist groups such as Boko Haram and ...

A new association set up for Chinese firms exploiting Cameroon's forests aims to help them work within the law YAOUNDE, July 12 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A rise in Chinese companies operating in ...

Cameroon, 18-24 June 2023: TRAFFIC Central Africa and Viet Nam offices gathered Vietnamese law enforcement officials and their counterparts in Cameroon to share experiences on verifying timber ...

An information campaign launched in Douala on April 19 will enhance the processing of timber. The Minister of Forestry and Wildlife, Philip Ngole Ngwese, on Thursday in Douala launched the information ...

Government is in the process of finalising a bilateral agreement with Cameroon to enable prospective timber contractors import timber from that country. This is as a result of scarcity of timber in ...

Incentive targets certified operators to curb illegal logging Past underreporting cost Cameroon over $302 million in lost revenue Cameroon has introduced a tax incentive in its 2026 finance law to ...

Yaoundé, Cameroon, 24th November 2017—TRAFFIC has launched a series of new studies in Cameroon with a view to the improvement of governance of timber harvest and trade. The studies have been launched ...

YAOUNDE (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A rise in Chinese companies operating in Cameroon’s timber sector, combined with weak law enforcement, have fuelled a surge in illegal logging that is fast ...

A rise in Chinese companies operating in Cameroon’s timber sector, combined with weak law enforcement, have fuelled a surge in illegal logging that is fast depleting the nation’s forests, experts warn ...