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The Rainforests of Cameroon - PROFOR

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In-Depth Analysis <strong>of</strong> Impacts 87Figure 5.5. Annual declared timber production, 1997/98–20063.5Cubic meters (millions)3.02.52.01.511997/981998/991999/20002000/012001/02Year2002/03200420052006Source: Authors, based on SIGIF data (MINFOF).the allocation <strong>of</strong> small titles was started again, 13 but measures were introducedto make allocation more transparent and permit monitoring (titlesare no longer based on volume only but are assigned to clearly demarcatedareas so that they can less easily become entry points for illegal logging).<strong>The</strong> decision to reopen small titles was a first response to local demand anda first attempt to bring small-scale illegal loggers into the formal sector.Harvesting intensity and range <strong>of</strong> tree species harvested. Contrary toexpectations, the harvesting intensity and range <strong>of</strong> harvested species didnot increase. When average volumes are taken into account, harvestingintensities in UFAs and ventes de coupe do not appear significantly differentin 1998/99 (10.8 cubic meters per hectare in UFAs and 4.2 cubicmeters per hectare in ventes de coupe) and 2003 (10.0 cubic meters perhectare and 4.8 cubic meters per hectare) (appendix 7). This phenomenonprobably results from a combination <strong>of</strong> factors, such as new limits onthe size <strong>of</strong> harvestable trees and declining stocks <strong>of</strong> traditional commercialspecies in forests that Delivered <strong>of</strong>ten by have <strong>The</strong> World already Bank been e-library harvested to: at least once. 14<strong>The</strong> World BankIt may also be an appropriate IP short-term : 192.86.100.34 response to a change in relativeprices. Higher taxes and rising Mon, 09 transport Nov 2009 17:06:18 costs have brought the costs <strong>of</strong>less valuable species closer to free-on-board (fob) prices, reducing theirmargin <strong>of</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>itability compared with more valuable species.(c) <strong>The</strong> International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / <strong>The</strong> World Bank

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