Public procurement of legal wood in Central Africa

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]