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CHARITY BLOG
GABON LOGGING BAN A SUCCESS
Gabon hopes to encourage local industry to use timber sustainably
On May 15th Gabon imposed a ban all log exports and according to the International Timber Trade Organization (ITTO) to date the ban has been a success and exports from the West African Nation have “completely halted”.
Logging ban
The ITTO also reports that about 60,000 cubic meters of logs destined for China remain in port, stopped by the ban. There are fears however that a halt in log exports from Gabon has pushed logging into nearby Cameroon.
Gabon hopes to encourage local industry in processed wood products, filling any job losses that result from the ban. The country hopes to move in the future towards creating its own market in finished wood products.
REDD hopes
In addition Gabon hopes to gain from the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) program expected to begin next year. Countries which preserve their forest will be paid by the program for creating carbon sinks, benefitting the entire planet.
Over 80% of Gabon in forested and between 1990 and 2005 the country lost 0.7% of its total forest cover, equal to approximately 152,000 hectares, a trend the country hopes to stop in its tracks.
