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68SOLD DOWN THE RIVER§ multilateral and bilateral institutions should be more accountable for the policies they imposeand more responsive to national government and civil society concerns;§ debt cancellation initiatives that enable significantly increased investment in basic services suchas education and health should be pursued;§ government transparency and accountability to civil society should be ensured;§ political, military and other government figures should not gain personally from the forestrysector, either as concession holders or from concession allocation practices or as the recipientsof informal or formal financial payments;§ the benefits of forest development policies should be distributed more equitably so that all localforest-dependent peoples gain more income and are actively involved in deciding how thatincome is used;§ the capacity of governments to enforce national forestry legislation should be developed andsupported;§ registers of interests of companies operating in the forestry sector should be made both publicand accessible;§ legal avenues through which governments and civil society can pursue transnational companiesto their headquarters when criminal activity has been demonstrated should be developed andmade accessible.Illegal Timber Production and TradeCertain sections of the forestry industry are perpetrating illegal and unethical practices in the forestitself and along the trading chain, as this report demonstrates. Illegal production and trade must beaddressed as a priority by both producing and consuming countries acting together. The systematicsmuggling of large volumes of logs and processed timber does not go undetected without thecollusion of government officials. A "lack of means" to tackle the problem effectively should notprevent governments from making public statements about the problems they face. Consumercountries must acknowledge their role and act positively. Importers may be receiving stolen,fraudulently obtained or smuggled goods but to date neither importing country governments northe trade have demonstrated much concern about this. Importing and exporting governments havenot sought to tackle the issues of illegal trade or trade in illegally-produced timber either bybilateral co-operation or within international trade arenas such as the WTO. The G7 group ofcountries have made statements about the unacceptability of illegal logging, but have taken noconcrete actions to follow them up. The following actions would be a first step in demonstratinggovernments’ commitments to eradicating illegal timber production and trade:§ the monitoring of forestry companies should be rigorous, transparent and even-handed;§ stringent measures should be taken against all companies involved in illegal production andtrading practices: fines should be punitive; further courses of action, such as exclusion from theforestry sector and/or criminal proceedings, should be pursued for repeat or flagrant violationsof forestry laws;§ trade policies should be subject to an assessment of the impact on sustainable development,including addressing issues of equitable development and ecological sustainability;§ governments must support ways of distinguishing between internationally-traded timber thathas been certified by credible independent bodies such as the FSC as originating fromsustainably-managed forests, and uncertified timber. They should pursue this matter underWTO rules, among other avenues;§ support for effective, producer country initiatives to regulate the timber trade should beprovided, including support from consuming country customs departments to track illegalshipments of timber.Environmental IssuesThe implementation of current national forest- and environment-related laws, including respect forprotected area boundaries, is the minimum standard for reducing the environmental impact offorestry operations. From this base line, a number of further steps need to be taken to protect theintegrity of forests:§ the commercial hunting of bushmeat should be addressed in a culturally-sensitive way to ensurethe continued existence of the dwindling numbers of non-protected species and that of rare andendangered species;§ local environmental goods and benefits of forests as well as larger-scale environmental goodsand benefits, including potable water, food security, soil quality, and the protection ofbiodiversity, should be identified and protected;§ the long-term impacts of industrial timber extraction on the quality and extent of the region’srainforests should be mitigated.
APPENDIX 69Appendix : Key to map concession areasCameroonMap Ref No. Company Parent company/group* License1 MMG 00-0032 Unallocated 00-0023 Unallocated 00-0014 Unallocated 09-0286 Unallocated 09-0277 Unallocated 09-0268 HFC Bollore 09-0259 HFC Bollore 09-02510 HFC Bollore 09-02511 Unallocated 09-02012 Unallocated 09-02013 COFA Not known 09-02114 HFC Bollore 09-02415 Unallocated 09-02216 Bubinga Not known 09-02317 Unallocated 09-01818 Unallocated 09-01719 CUF Not known 09-01920 SOFOPETRA Not known 09-01521 Unallocated 09-01622 Unallocated 09-01323 Unallocated 09-01124 Unallocated 09-01225 Unallocated 09-01426 Unallocated 09-01427 Unallocated 10-04928 Unallocated 10-04929 Unallocated 10-04930 Unallocated 10-05031 Unallocated 10-05032 Unallocated 09-01433 Unallocated 10-05034 Unallocated 10-05035 Unallocated 10-04836 Unallocated 10-04837 Unallocated 10-04838 Unallocated 10-04839 Unallocated 10-04840 Unallocated 09-01041 Unallocated 09-01042 Unallocated 09-00943 Unallocated 09-00844 SEBC Thanry 09-00745 Mponengang Not known 10-04746 SFF Not known 09-00647 LOREMA Rougier 09-005A48 COFA Not known 09-00449 LOREMA Rougier 09-00350 Unallocated 10-03651 Unallocated 09-00251 Unallocated 10-03552 Unallocated 09-00152 Unallocated 10-03455 Unallocated 10-03356 SCTB Sarl Not known 10-04657 Unallocated 10-06058 J. Prenant Thanry 10-04559 Unallocated 10-04460 Unallocated 10-04261 AVIECO Not known 10-04162 KIEFFER Not known 10-03763 Unallocated 10-05964 SEBC Thanry 10-05865 Unallocated 10-04366 Unallocated 10-04067 ASSENE NKOU Not known 10-03968 Unallocated 10-05569 Mbeng Not known 10-05770 Unallocated 10-05671 SFID Rougier 10-05472 CAMBOIS Rougier 10-03873 Ingeniere Forestiere Not known 10-03174 Unallocated 10-03075 SFDB Not known 10-02976 Unallocated 10-02877 Unallocated 10-03278 Unallocated 10-05379 Unallocated 10-05280 AVIECO 10-05181 ALPICAM Alpi 10-02682 HFC Bollore 10-02583 Unallocated 10-02484 Green Val Not known 10-02185 SFCS Not known 10-02386 GRUMCAM Alpi 10-02087 Ingeniere Forestiere Not known 10-02288 Unallocated 10-01989 SIBAF Bollore 10-01890 Unallocated 10-01791 Unallocated 10-01692 ETMC Not known 10-01593 Unallocated 10-01494 CFC Thanry 10-00195 CFC Thanry 10-00296 CFC Thanry 10-00397 CFC Thanry 10-00498 Unallocated 10-00599 SEBC Thanry 10-007100 Unallocated 10-008101 BOTAC Not known 10-009102 Unallocated 10-010103 SAB Thanry 10-011104 Unallocated 10-013105 SEFAC Other European 10-012106 Unallocated 10-027201 Unallocated 11-001206 SFH Not known 08-003207 EFMK Not known 08-004208 Unallocated 08-005214 INC Sarl Not known 08-009216 INC Sarl Not known 08-008217 SFB Sarl Not known 08-006243 CORON European 08-002244 Panagiotis Marelis Not known 10-062246 CORON European 08-001255 SFSC Not known 10-061259 Unallocated 08-007281 CPPC Not known 07-002no polygon Propalm Thanry 00-004no polygon SOCIB Not known 09-005Bno polygon SIBAF Bollore 10-063*European=group with a European operating baseCARMap Ref No. Company Parent company/group1 SITI Not known2 RIO - RIVUMA Not known3 SEFCA Lebanese4 IFB French5 IFB French6 THANRY Centrafique Thanry/French7 SESAM - Réserve de BayangaWTK/(Malaysian/French)8 SYLVICOLE - Réserve de Bayanga Not known9 SCAD Syrian-CARCongo (Brazzaville)Map Ref No.Company Name Parent Company / Group* License11 Danzer Danzer UFA EST12 SOCALIB UFA OUEST13 CIB Feldmeyer UFA PAKOLA14 CIB Feldmeyer UFA KABO15 FNC European UFA ENYELE16 SOFORIB European UFA BETOU17 Not known UFA OLLOMBO18 Not known UFA KELLE19 SFAC UFA CENTRE20 CIB Feldmeyer UFALOUNDOUGOU21 Not known UFA LOPOLA22 Not known UFA MIMBELI23 Not known UFA LOUBONGA24 SFM European UFA MISSA25 Not known UFA BALA26 Not known UFA TSAMA27 Not known UFA EWO28 Not known UFA MAMBILI-SUD29 Not known UFA MBOMO30 Not known UFA MAMBILI-NORD32 Not known UFA IPENDJA33 Rougier Rougier UFA MOKABI35 SOCOBOIS Wonnemann UFA 736 BOPLAC Bruynzeel/DLH Nordisk UFA 737 SOCOBOIS Wonnemann UFA 638 SOBOQI39 KB UFA 740 MAB SARL UFA 741 NGCUMA, J UFA 642 COMETRAB UFA 743 COMETRAB UFA 1044 SOCOBOIS Wonnemann UFA 1045 SIBOM UFA 746 BOPLAC Bruynzeel/DLH Nordisk UFA 1047 BOPLAC Bruynzeel/DLH Nordisk UFA 1048 MOUNTOU UFA 749 CAFAN UFA 550 EFBB UFA 751 FOUTY, M UFA 752 NGAMBOUH UFA 753 QUATOR UFA 1054 SFGC UFA 1055 SOUMBOU UFA 856 MOUNGONDO UFA 1057 NGOUMA, J UFA 1158 SIBOM UFA 559 CITB UFA 560 FAUSTO C UFA 561 FORALAC UFA 7&862 ENEF UFA 763 SFGC UFA 1164 BANINA UFA 565 FORALAC UFA566 COMETRAB UFA 267 SOCOBOIS Wonnemann UFA 368 FORPLAC UFA 369 MOUNGONDO UFA 870 AUBEVILLE UFA 8&971 FORALAC UFA 272 COFIBOIS UFA 273 QUATOR UFA 274 KIMBAKALA UFA 175 FAUSTO UFA 177 LTA UFA 178 NGAMBOU UFA 176 & 79 MAV UFA 1* European=company with European operations baseGabonMap Ref No. Company name Parent company/group*1 Biloghe Amieng Jeanne Not known2 Unknown3 Unknown4 SOGASCIC Not known5 Rougier Gabon ROUGIER6 Meye Rosalie Not known8 Tondoukoue Marc A. Not known10 BSG Not known11 Abeng Marcelle Not known14 Ntchindianogo Innocent Not known15 ELLA EDZO JULES Not known16 NSG European17 CFG Not known18 CEB THANRY20 BENGA JOSEPHINE Not known21 Ayito Minko Veronique Not known22 BICT Not known23 Ngonga Mossala Not known24 Leroy Gabon SONAE25 Mba Nguema Antoine Not known26 Biteghe Laurent Not known27 GEB Not known28 AYITO MINKO VERONIQUE Not known29 Loury Benjamin Not known30 ESSOUGHE GEORGETTE Not known31 CEB THANRY33 SHM INTERWOOD34 Ekomie Bengone Andre Not known35 Koumazock Firmin Not known36 Koumba Nziengui Etienne Not known37 Ngoma Makaya Guy H Not known39 Guy Nzouba Ndam Not known41 INTER-Bois Not known42 Loury Benjamin Not known43 Ndzeri Helene Not known45 Unallocated46 Ilama Anastasie Not known48 Unallocated49 Negobois/SIL* THANRY51 Zang Sylvie Not known54 Unallocated55 Ntsame Not known56 Bingangoye Scholastique Not known57 Unallocated59 Chambrier Rahandi Eloi/FUMU* Not known61 Ndong Nze Paul Ed Not known62 Boukoubi Faustin Not known63 Djambie Helene Chantal Not known64 Unallocated65 EFN Not known66 SOFITRA Not known67 Magnaga Martin Fidele Not known68 Akendengue Albert Not known71 Brune Emile/NZE EKOMIE Not known72 SIFG Not known73 SFM/FOUDOU* Not known75 BSG/EFG* THANRY76 Nkoghe Annie Solange Not known77 CEB Rougier78 Rougier81 Obame Not known82 Enembe Obame Paul Not known83 Unallocated84 CEB/BRUNE* Thanry85 Nghoghe Daniel Not known88 Lekogho Leon Not known89 SHM Interwood90 Kouamba Jacques Not known92 Ali Ben Bongo Not known97 Ndinga Jean Martin Not known99 Angue Emilie Not known100 Moubouengo M Francoise Not known101 SFM Not known103 SAB Not known106 SGEF Not known108 Abeng Marcelle Not known109 Eyeghe Obiang A Not known110 LOURY Not known111 Nguia Vital/FOBO* Not known113 Iwenga Christine Not known114 FOBO Not known115 NEGOBOIS Not known116 FOBO Not known118 LEROY SONAE121 CFA Not known122 Nkie Nkoure Antoinette/LUTEXFO* European123 CFG Not known124 Iwenga Christine/LUTEXFO* European126 Ngoma Colette/LUTEXFO* European127 FUMU Not known128 Ndjave Ndjoye Cecilia/SICL* Not known130 Mihindou Anicet Not known131 Obame Nguema Paulin Not known133 CEB THANRY134 CBG Not known135 Lutexfo/Soforga European136 Bilane Marc Not known137 Nguema Eugene Not known138 Ella Edzo Jules Not known140 Biloghe Amieng Jeanne/EMANE AVA* Not known141 SHM INTERWOOD143 Bourdette Grace C. Not known144 SIBO Not known145 CEB THANRY146 CEB THANRY
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4SOLD DOWN THE RIVERIntroduction©
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6SOLD DOWN THE RIVERLocalcommunitie
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8SOLD DOWN THE RIVERNationalgovernm
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REGIONAL OVERVIEW 11Little has been
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CAMEROON 13Part II-Country Profiles
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Page 45 and 46: GABON 45GabonPolitical, social and
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Page 71 and 72: REFERENCES 71ReferencesPart I Regio
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