How Cameroon’s Stolen Wood Reaches International Markets
Shared from GreenPeace Africa: Click here to see the original article on GreanPeace's website. YAOUNDE, Cameroon, May 26, 2016/APO (African Press Organization)/ -- A Greenpeace Africa (Greenpeace.org) investigation into illegal logging operations in Cameroon has uncovered a trail of stolen timber leading to Cameroon’s main log exporter Compagnie de Commerce et de Transport (CCT), and has reportedly prompted a government audit into the activities of CCT and its suppliers. That audit should include the supplier La Socamba, subject of a Greenpeace briefing released today. The evidence presented in the briefing, La Socamba: How Cameroon’s Stolen Wood Reaches International Markets, demonstrates how CCT, which supplies timber companies worldwide, including in China and Europe, sources timber from La Socamba, a company engaged in illegal and destructive practices, including logging several kilometers outside their legal logging title. This new case complements evidence alr...