The Rainforests of Cameroon - PROFOR

90 The Rainforests of CameroonFigure 5.7. Trends in tree woods harvested, various years, 1990/91–20041,000,000800,000Cubic meters600,000400,000200,00001990–91 1995–96 2002–03 2004YearAyous Sapelli Azobé TaliFrakeIroko Kossipo Sipo Movingui OkanSource: Authors, based on unpublished data from MINEF and SIGIF.produced sustainably and harvested legally). Although such markets havestarted emerging, certification is useful as more than a marketing instrument.In countries such as Cameroon, certification may play a useful publicpolicy function by compensating for weak law enforcement and shiftingthe burden of control, at least partly, to certification bodies and to thecompanies themselves.Companies accounting for more than 70 percent of Cameroon’s forestexports have obtained certification of the legal origin of their productsfrom EuroCertifor. A UFA of about 42,000 hectares, held by Wijma, wasthe first natural forest concession in Africa certified by the Forest StewardshipCouncil, the world’s most demanding forest certification body.Many other applications have been submitted to FSC, the InternationalOrganization for Standardization (ISO), and other recognized organizations.In 2008, as much as 900,000 hectares were certified by FSC.This situation is a vast improvement over the uncertainty about the legalprovenance and environmental footprint of timber exported by Cameroonjust 10 years ago. The World BankDelivered by The World Bank e-library to:IP : 192.86.100.34Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:06:18Impacts on the Forest IndustryChanges in industry structure. Industry structure and product mix havechanged significantly over the course of the reforms. In 1990, the forest(c) The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank