Country activities

Africa

Cameroon

Phase I

1. Sustainable management of Pericopsis elata in forest concessions in Cameroon

2. Rehabilitation of Pericopsis elata plantations in Cameroon

4. Regional Workshop on the Conservation Status of Bubinga (Guibourtia sp.) and Wenge (Millettia laurentii) in Africa

Phase II

1. Settlement of a monitoring system for logging and processing of afrormosia and training control agents on the use of CITES tools and procedures in Cameroon

2. Law enforcement and management of Pericopsis elata in production forests in Cameroon

3. Sustainable Management of Pericopsis elata towards the implementation of the simple management plan of the Bidou II plantation, in the Kienke South Forest Reserve, Cameroon

4. Pilot implementation of a DNA traceability system for Pericopsis elata in forest concessions and sawmills in Cameroon and Congo

5. Pilot implementation of a DNA traceability system for Prunus africana in Prunus allocation units in Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

TMT Component

Support for ANAFOR for optimum operation of the database management of Pericopsis elata (Assamela) in Cameroon
Completion report FR

Post-EU funding phase

Optimising DNA verification tests in supply chains of Prunus africana and Pericopsis elata in Cameroon

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Phase I

2. Raising awareness of CITES and of its implementing texts in the range of afrormosia in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

3. Non-detrimental findings for Prunus africana (Hook.f.) Kalman in North and South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo

Phase II

1. Elaboration d’un avis de commerce non préjudiciable pour Pericopsis elata en  République Démocratique du Congo

Ghana

TMT Component

Improving intra-African trade and market transparency in timber and timber products
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Completion report EN

Improving Sustainable Pericopsis elata Conservation and Trade Regulation in Ghana
Completion report EN

Madagascar

Phase II

1. Provision of taxonomic information on Madagascar's precious timbers and validation, standardization and monitoring of their sustainable management

Stem Anatomy of Dalbergia and Diospyros Species from Madagascar with a Special Focus on Wood Identification

Post-EU funding phase

Support for the Implementation of the Use Plan – Phase I, Step 1 and 2

Republic of the Congo

Phase I

Phase II

1. Dissemination of the CITES convention and its implementation texts in Republic of Congo

2. Promotion of the sivilculture of Pericopsis elata in North Congo

3. Establishment of an observatory of the exploitation of Pericopsis elata in Congo

TMT Component

Establishment of an observatory of the exploitation of Pericopsis elata in Congo
Completion report FR