TRAFFIC starts second phase of illegal timber reduction project

TRAFFIC starts second phase of illegal timber reduction project

March 15, 2019

Timber tracking

The second phase of TRAFFIC’s project to reduce illegal timber in Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, Vietnam, and China kicked off in March in Hanoi. This project aims to address the impact of a growing consumer demand for tropical timber in East Asia, and to reduce illegal timber exports. It focuses on reinforcing Chinese and European governments and industry commitments to ensure timber procurement is legal and […]

Public procurement of legal wood in Central Africa

September 4, 2018

Governmental organisation, Network, NGO, Timber tracking

The Observatory of Central African Forests (OFAC) has released a policy brief to encourage legally sourced wood in government procurement contracts in Central Africa. According to the publication, the States and their development partners account for a large part of the local wood demand through government contracts, which do not necessary specify a […]

Towards a strategic collaboration with timber producing countries

July 9, 2018

Governmental organisation, Network, Research institute, Timber tracking, University

A report from GTTN’s Regional Workshop in Africa To increase awareness amongst African stakeholders from the field of research, government and non-governmental institutions, development partners, and the private sector about the Global Timber Tracking Network (GTTN), and the growing potential of timber tracking techniques to help curb illegal logging in […]

GTTN Regional Workshop in Cameroon

June 27, 2018

The Global Timber Tracking Network is organizing a Regional Stakeholder Meeting in Africa on 27-28 June 2018 in Yaoundé, Cameroon (participation is on invitation). In collaboration with Bioversity International, this workshop aims to increase awareness amongst African stakeholders from the field of research, government and non-governmental institutions, development partners, and private sector […]

Legal or not? Domestic timber market in Cameroon

June 24, 2018

Network, Research institute, Timber tracking

The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) discusses that the demand for legal timber is still low in Cameroon, but this might change in the coming years. A recent research conducted by CIFOR shows a growing number of consumers looking for legal and sustainable products in the domestic timber market […]

June 5, 2018

Network, Testimonials, Timber tracking

In preparation for the upcoming GTTN Regional workshop in Cameroon, GTTN member and forest engineer for GERSYN Services, Germain Yene Yene, shares with us some of his thoughts on GTTN’s challenges and priorities. To have the timber industry on board is important, sure, but in order for the network to […]

April 12, 2018

Testimonials, Timber tracking

“One of the major challenges of the beginning was definitely the size of the steering committee, with 14 members you always have many conflicting interests”, says Marius Ekué when he thinks back to the start of GTTN’s phase 1 in 2011. Ekué, who holds a PHD in Forest Genetics and […]

Africa: Independent Forest Monitoring to Boost Transparency

July 7, 2017

Network

Independent forest monitoring by civil society can improve transparency and help strengthen checks on illegality in the forest sector in Africa, an international conference heard last month in Accra. Over 70 experts from ten countries including Cameroon, Cote D’Ivoire, Liberia, Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of Congo attended […]