The Congo Basin Program is a large-scale public-private partnership aiming to increase the responsible production and trade of tropical timber. The program supports concession holders on their way to sustainable forest management and the certification thereof. Key partners are WWF/GFTN, ICCO/FSAS, FSC Netherlands and FSC national offices.
→ Co-funding of 8 relevant services
→ Total budget: €6 million
→ Cameroon, Gabon, DRC & Congo
‘By becoming a partner of the Congo Basin Program, Corà Wood Gabon shows its firm commitment to continuously improving its forest harvesting practices with a clear objective to reach the performance level as required by the principles and criteria of the FSC standard for sustainable forestry before the end of 2015.’
Corà Wood Gabon S.A. Forestry company
‘A pioneer of forest certification in the Congo Basin, Wijma Cameroon SA was the first company in the region to become FSC TM certified in 2005. In December 2011, Wijma Cameroon SA was also the first company to obtain a certificate FSC TM Group Management (Group Wijma Cameroon) in the Congo Basin. Given its long experience in forest management, Wijma Cameroon SA has decided to share his experience in accompanying several other companies in this way. Thus, with support and accompaniment, companies CAFECO SA, CFK SA and SCIEB SA were certified respectively in 2010, 2011 and 2012 on all of their titles. Wijma Cameroon SA has decided to join the CBP to be supported in his efforts and determination to maintain its FSC TM certificates, those of its partners and to support new companies on this track.’
Wijma Cameroon S.A.
