Forest Concessions
Forest concessions have undergone major changes in the Congo Basin over the past twenty years. They have contributed substantially to sustainable forest management and have made it possible to compensate for governments’ limited management capacities. They have also ensured that the timber sector remains sustainable and increased its contributions to national economies and local growth.
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Some key figures :
- 50 million ha under concession (2016), stable since 2006, in an area of dense rainforest spanning 171 million ha
- 371 concessions, each with an average area of 133,000 ha
- 24 million ha with management plans in 2016 (half of concession areas)
- 8.8 million ha certified, including 5.6 million ha certified by FSC
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| Allocated forest concessions | Managed concessions | Certified concessions (1) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area (ha) | Number | Average Area (ha) | Area (ha) | %(1) | Area (ha) | %(1) | |
| Cameroon | 6 281 212 | 105 | 59 821 | 5 522 682 | 88% | 3 609 931 | 57% |
| Congo | 13 913 699 | 50 | 278 274 | 5 555 629 | 40% | 3 211 003 | 23% |
| North Congo | 8 891 773 | 19 | 467 988 | 4 410 557 | 50% | 3 211 003 | 36% |
| South Congo | 5 021 926 | 31 | 161 998 | 1 145 072 | 23% | 0 | 0% |
| Gabon | 14 197 038 | 97 | 146 361 | 9 469 504 | 67% | 2 033 627 | 14% |
| Equatorial Guinea | 740 122 | 48 | 15 419 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| Central African Republic (CAR) | 3 698 531 | 14 | 264 181 | 3 023 880 | 82% | 0 | 0% |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) | 10 762 055 | 57 | 188 808 | 775 713 | 7% | 0 | 0% |
| Total | 49 592 657 | 371 | 247 063 | 24 347 408 | 49% | 8 854 561 | 18% |