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GGSC scoping trip to Gabon, Republic of Congo and Cameroon

· Gabon, Cameroon and Republic of Congo together have about 33 M ha of forest concessions, about one quarter of these concessions have third party legality verification or forest certification. It is not known what percentage of the harvested timber qualifies for export under EUTR due diligence rules. A key question is how to further increase legal and sustainable wood production in order to ensure sustainable tropical wood supply to China.

· According to ITTO research wood markets will face a massive supply gap in the next 3 decades. Wood production is unlikely to keep pace with growing demand for wood fiber and products.

· In mature markets, e.g. in the EU, USA, tropical wood is increasingly replaced by modified softwood.

· Progressive Chinese wood industry is increasingly concerned about high investment risk and illegal logging in tropical countries, and therefore prefers to source timber from other countries with a better track record respecting the rule of law, unless Chinese businesses have reassurances that tropical timber is coming from proven legal and sustainable sources.


To prepare answers to the above described situation Chinese industry representatives agreed to join a study tour to central Africa organized by ITTO, GIZ and the GGSC secretariat during 23 Feburary-10 March 2019.

During this joint GGSC scoping trip the delegation met with relevant stakeholders such as forest concession and wood processing enterprises, wood industry associations, government officials, ITTO focal points  EU delegations and donors in Gabon, Cameroon and Republic of Congo to

· announce GGSC to relevant stakeholders and invite African industry associations and enterprises to join GGSC,

· gather information on legal and sustainable wood production in each country and supply to China,

· identify possible GGSC support activities fostering legal and sustainable wood exports to China.











The GGSC scoping trip delegation consisted of:

Chinese wood importing and processing industry, GGSC members

Mr XU Wei, Starforest Art Flooring, Zhejiang;

Mr WU Xuyan, BNBM Group, Forests, Beijing;

Mr SHAO Yangcheng, Power Dekor Group, Dare Flooring, Jiangsu


GGSC secretariat at CAF

Ms Dr LUO Xinjian


ITTO

Gerhard DIETERLE (available only in Republic of Congo)

LI Qiang

Polycarpe MASUPA


GIZ

BAO Yuan

Ralph RIDDER

ATIBT

Benoit Jobbé-Duval


Key actors contacted during the scoping trip

Name

Organization

GABON

Albert LOSSEAU

Programme manager, EU Delegation

Guy Louis Bertrand MAPANGOU

Minister, Ministry of Forestry

Delphin Mapaga

Advisor to minister, Ministry of forestry

Simplice NTEME

Head of Forestry, ITTO focal point, Ministry of Forestry

Frederic OBER

DG, Precious Woods

Pierre-Francois MERLIN

DDG, CBG

Philippe Fievez

DG Rougier

Oderic COUREAU

Commercial director, BSO

Franck CHAMBRIER

SG of small concession holder association

Bekky LIU

Manager, Gabon Special Economic Zone

Françoise van de VEN

SG, UFIGA

Nathalie BOUVILLE

FSC facilitator for central Africa

Pierre LUO

SG, UFIAG





CAMEROON

Jules DORET NDONGO

Minister, MINFOF

Bruno MFOUFOU MFOUFOU

Head of forestry, MINFOF

Jose QUARESMA

DG, SEFECCAM

Waed

Commercial director, SEFECCAM

Alberto SAVIOLO

President of GFBC and DG SEFAC

Roberto DAJELLI

PDG SEFAC

Paul LAGOUTE

DG PALISCO

Maxime SERVOTTE

Forest management director, PALISCO

WU Shou Fen

Wood trader

Asma FENDRI

Forest management and commercial director, FIPCAM

Jean-Michel PIERRE

Forest management consultant

Stephane SOURDIN

Programme manager, EU Delegation

Romain LAURENT

Programme manager PPECF / KfW






Name

Organization

REPUBLIC OF CONGO (BRAZZAVILLE)

Rosalie MATONDO

Minister, Ministry of Forestry

Arsene EWOSSAKA

ITTO focal point, Ministry of Forestry

Pierre TATY

Directeur de Cabinet

Joachim KONDI

Chef de Cabinet

Faustin DEMBI

Directeur Service National de reboisement

Paulette EBINA TARAGANZO

Directeur Valorisation Forestière

Serge Thierry MAMBOULI

Directeur Service de Contrôle de Produits Forestiers à l’Exportation

Raul Mateus PAULA

Ambassador European Union in Congo

Karl RAWERT

European Union, Chief of Cooperation

Camille PUBILLE

European Union

JJ SAMBA

UNICONGO

Christian SCHWARZ

CIB Olam

Alain TIOTSOP

ATIBT Congo

Antoine NGASSAKI

ATIBT Congo

Pierre NGOMA

UNIBOIS

Joseph MOUMBOUILOU

Director-General of Forestry, Ministry of Forestry

Faustin Joseph DEMBI

Director of SNR, Ministry of Forestry

Lyne MIKANGOU

Supervisor of Cooperation Unit, Ministry of Forestry

Camille PUBILL

Forestry and Environment Cooperation Manager, EU Delegation

Heqing ZHOU

Deputy Managing Director, SEFYD company

Xu GONG DE

Chairman and Managing Director, SICOFOR company

Martial FOUTY

UNIBOIS and Managing Director, Groupe AFRIWOOD AFWIN company

Alexandre RUTAHIZANA

Sales Manager, ZEBRA TESAF Congo company

Pierre NGOMA MAKOSSA

Secretary-General, UNIBOIS association

Adrien KOMBE MABOTAWA

Chairman, APSP NGO

Alex MANI ING TEE

Director of operations, TAMAN Industries company

Audrey ZITA MITATA

Chairwoman, CONARED NGO



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