Three of Cameroon's largest timber companies are leading the way in changing the country's forest industry that will see economic benefits for both the country and local communities, while helping to ...

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 ...

YAOUNDE (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Cameroon’s government has promised to investigate claims by Greenpeace Africa that large quantities of wood felled when forest land is converted for other uses, ...

Yaoundé, Cameroon, March 2018—More than 30 participants met last week to evaluate the outcomes of a project aimed at reducing the illegal timber in supply chains between Cameroon and China, the ...

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 ...

YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon (19 November 2010) – A new study finds a lack of transparency and corruption are reducing the impact of an initiative in Cameroon that channels a portion of national timber levies to ...

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 ...

UK authorities have taken action against 14 companies sourcing timber from Cameroon linked to illegal logging. Six UK companies received a notice of remedial action, seven received a letter of warning ...

BRUSSELS, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- A voluntary partnership agreement between Cameroon and the European Union discourages the illegal export of timber products, a commissioner said. An agreement between the two ...

YAOUNDE, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Cameroon will plant about 10 million trees on over 25,000 hectares within the next five years as part of a sustainable forestry initiative in the Central African timber ...

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 ...