In 2000, the Republic of Congo adopted a new forestry law that emphasised export-oriented, large-scale industrial forestry. Timber from small-scale logging operations for the domestic market were ignored, not recorded in official statistics and generally produced without a valid permit. Congo in 2009 initialled and in 2010 signed a Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) with the European Commission, promising a legal framework for all national timber production by 2013. Preparations for the implementation of the VPA are well underway for the forest concessions, especially in the northern part of the country, but the domestic timber sector has been largely ignored in this process. This report presents a quantitative and qualitative evaluation of the country's domestic timber market as a step towards identifying options for legalising the market and ensuring its sustainability. its sustainability.
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Publisher
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
Publication year
2011
ISBN
978-602-8693-76-9
Authors
Lescuyer, G.; Yembe-Yembe, R.I.; Cerutti, P.O.
Geographic
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Topic
Kristen Evans
CIFOR Associate
Julia E. Fa
CIFOR Senior Associate
Willy Daeli
Consultant
Lauren Coad
Consultant
Rebecca McLain
CIFOR Senior Associate
David Fabre
Consultant
Rodd Myers
CIFOR Associate
Boen Purnama, MSc
CIFOR Senior Associate
Shalini Dhyani
Scientist
Bishwa Nath Oli
CIFOR Associate