72 entreprises forestières suspendues pour activités illégales

Écrit par Cameroon Tribune   

Vendredi, 04 Mars 2011 10:23

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Le ministre des Forets et de la Faune porte à la connaissance des operateurs économiques du secteur forêt, détenteurs des autorisations de récupération de bois ou des autorisations d'enlèvement de bois (arb/aeb) ci-dessous ayant fait l'objet d'une activité au cours de l'année 2010 sont caduques du fait de leur expiration, elles ne peuvent désormais faire l'objet de renouvellement ou de prorogation sous quelque prétexte que se soit, il s'agit de :

Region du Centre : ATLT (ARB 08 04 006), ETS MGBATOU (ARB 08 04 11 ; ARB 08 04 023), EYIA PIERRE ( ARB 08 04 011), IFTCA ( ARB 08 04 008), SITAF ( ARB 08 01 005 ; ARB (08 01 004), SOFOROC ( ARB 08 03 036), SANI ET FILS (ARB 08 10 083), FIPCAM (ARB 08 03 02, ARB 08 04 021), SOFICOM (ARB 08 03 027), FOTRAB (08 04 021), SEVPROF (ARB 08 04 029), SFW (ARB 08 04 031), NGO TOUCK (ARB 08 08 032), SCIFO (ARB 08 01 010 ), ZENITH SARL (ARB 08 01 017, ARB 08 03 022, ARB 08 04 020 , ARB 08 01 30), NKODO ROGER (ARB 08 09 014 ), SN EWAFI (ARB 08 01 015 ), WFC (ARB 08 09 007), ABEGA (ARB 08 10 003), MARTIAL ET COMPAGNIE (ARB 08 01 044/ARB 08 09 092), LA FORESTIERE DU CAMEROUN (ARB 08 01 052), DINO ET FILS (ARB 08 01 053), SEVPROV (ARB 08 04 048 ), STJJY (ARB 08 04 050), SOCACONTRA (08 06 049), SETRAF (ARB08 08 056), CIC (ARB 08 08 057), HOLLYWOOD (AEB 08 10 072), PEMACO (ARB 08 08 058), AFBC (ARB 08 01 066) , STE JANABIU (AEB 08 04 042), IPL (ARB 08 10 046).

Region de l'Est : NAMBOIS (ARB 10 03 013 ; ARB 10 03 012), MVONGO NDE (ARB 10 04 026), GAD (ARB 10 04 016), STBK (ARB 10 01 043), SODETRANCAM (ARB 10 01 047), ENAF (ARB 10 04 037), GAD (ARB 10 04 051), SBAC (10 01 054).

Region du Littoral : GROUPESORE (ARB 07 01 028), FOREMO (ARB 07 02 032), TAGUETIO ET FILS (ARB 07 02 034), SBAC (ARB 07 03 024), KIEFFER (ARB 04 03 033), SOFOCAM (ARB 07 03 038), EFFA ET CIE (ARB 07 02 001, ARB 07 03 041).

Region du Sud : BRACOVIR (ARB 09 02 035), STE JANABI (ARB 09 03 045), SCDS (ARB 09 04 040), SOUTH ET FILS (ARB 09 04 055).

Region du Sud-ouest : SIBAL (ARB 11 05 086)

Cette mesure est étendue à toutes les ARB/AEB accordées avant le 30 décembre 2009.

Le ministre

(e) NGOLLE NGOLLE Elvis

Gov't Suspends 72 Illegal Forest Exploiters

The sanctioned companies include those holding the Wood Removal Permits (AEB) and the Authorisations for Timber Recovery (ARB).

The Minister of Forestry and Wildlife has put an end to the logging activities of 72 wood recovery and timber recovery companies in the non-permanent forestry sector for what he termed is government's move to cleanse the forestry sector of illegal practices. The decision is contained in a March 1, 2011 press release signed by the Minister, Elvis Ngolle Ngolle.

The companies concerned are found in the Centre, East, Littoral, South and South West Regions. According to the release, the Ministerial Decision comes on the heels of streamlining measures undertaken by the Ministry to halt lawlessness in line with announced implementation of the Cameroon-European Union Cooperation Voluntary Partnership Agreement of the Forest Law Enforcement Governance, FLEGT process. It consists in combating illegal exploitation of forest resources and trade associated to the activity. The FLEGT plan of action provides for the signing of Voluntary Partnership Agreements with producer countries that are willing to take measures aimed at enhancing governance, control of trade in timber products, checking the legality of the products as well as meeting demand for legal timber products.

The various exploitation licences accorded companies include forest concessions which consist of very large forests surface areas of the permanent estate, council forests, allocated to councils on more or less large surface area and Sales of Standing Volumes with a maximum duration of three years. There are also Wood Harvest Authorisation granted companies within the context of logs that have been seized and sold in auction, individual felling authorisation and community forest, among others.

Analysts say the decision to put an end to the activities of these companies may save government persistent losses incurred in the illegal exploitation of the country's forest resources.