NEWS - IMFLEG Cameroon - REM information bulletin on Forest Ministry decisions :

Ministry decision to cancel Timber Recovery Permits (ARB)
Ministry decision to create a committee to tackle issues with authenticated documents
Ministry decision to create a follow-up unit to tackle issues with authenticated documents

IM-FLEG Cameroon

The REM monitoring team has undertaken over 80 missions in the Cameroonian forests, documenting illegal activities as well as strengths and weaknesses in forest law enforcement and governance, to promote in-depth systems improvements
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2007-2008 Annual report : "Progress in tackling illegal logging in Cameroon"
2006-2007 Annual report
2005-2006 Annual report
Investigation Reports

IM-FLEG Congo Brazzaville

Following two scoping missions, Capacity building in the Congo Basin and Independent Monitoring of Forest Law Enforcement in Congo Brazzaville has started in 2007 in collaboration with Forests Monitor and the Centre for Education and Development
Rapport annuel N°1
Information on the project and reports

Scoping IM-FLEG missions Tanzania

REM conducted a scoping mission in Tanzania in June 2006 to identify key issues related to forest exploitation and possible added value of independent monitoring of forest law enforcement and governance. Support for a longer IMFLEG programme was agreed subsequently on 10 December 2007.

Scoping Mission for Independent Monitoring of Forest Law Enforcement and Governance in Tanzania
Denmark supports Independent Forest Monitoring in Tanzania

Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa)

In October 2004, REM studied the process of converting old forest titles into forest logging concession contracts

Recommendations for the Independent Observer of the review of old forest licences, October 04
Recommandations pour L'Observateur Indépendant de la conversion des anciennes licences forestières, oct 04

REM experts are currently discussing possibilitities for trial joint inspections in several African and Asian countries. ...click here for a summary of other activities...