Sustainable forest management policies in Central Africa. Taking the informal sector into account
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https://doi.org/10.19182/agritrop/00042Mots-clés
forests, tropical forests, forest products, wood, sawnwood, felling, illegal practices, natural resources management, forest protection, forest regulations, environmental legislation, forestry policies, forest management, forestry economicsRésumé
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For 20 years, the Congo Basin countries have been implementing policies aimed at the sustainable management of their forest resources and at poverty reduction. These policies target the major timber concessions, whose production is exported, but overlook the informal small-scale chainsaw milling sector, which supplies domestic and regional markets. Yet this sector has taken the lead in terms of the volume of timber produced and provides jobs and income. At a time when States are increasingly urged to guarantee the legality – or even sustainability – of their production, it is urgent that they implement policies to ensure their small-scale chainsaw milling operations are more sustainable and to formalise the sector.
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Benneker C., Assumani D-M., Maindo A., Bola F., Kimbuani G., Lescuyer G., Esuka JC., Kasongo E., Begaa S. (Eds), 2012. Le bois à l’ordre du jour. Exploitation artisanale de bois d’œuvre en RD Congo : Secteur porteur d’espoir pour le développement des petites et moyennes entreprises. Wageningen, Tropenbos International. ISBN: 78-90-5113-109-3. http://agritrop.cirad.fr/567534/
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Ondele-Kanga A., 2012. Un code du marché domestique du bois au Congo-Brazzaville. Paris, L’Harmattan. EAN 978-2336008394.
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