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Progress of FSC certification in the Congo Basin Elie ... - WWF

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Forest Stewardship CouncilHistory <strong>of</strong> <strong>FSC</strong> <strong>certification</strong> <strong>in</strong> Central Africa• 1996: First company certified <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Congo</strong>Bas<strong>in</strong> was <strong>FSC</strong> certified but <strong>the</strong> certificatewas withdrawn <strong>the</strong> same year• January 2006: 41000 hectares managedby WIJMA-Cameroun was certified afterten years <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> withdrawal <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> firstcertificate <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Congo</strong> Bas<strong>in</strong>• February 2006: International Sem<strong>in</strong>ar onpromotion <strong>of</strong> responsible trade <strong>of</strong> forestproducts between Spa<strong>in</strong> and <strong>Congo</strong> Bas<strong>in</strong>countries;• August 2010: Establishment <strong>of</strong> <strong>FSC</strong>Regional Office for Africa <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Congo</strong>Bas<strong>in</strong> country (Cameroon)• Today: 5.2 Million hectares certified <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong><strong>Congo</strong> Bas<strong>in</strong> and more than 5 Million <strong>in</strong><strong>the</strong> process® <strong>FSC</strong>, A.C. All rights reserved 3

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