MPs, Civil Society, traditional rulers decry illegal exploitation of timber for local consumption

By DOH JAMES SONKEY After decrying that most of the timber used for local consumption in Cameroon is illegally exploited, Parliamentarians, Civil Society Organizations and Traditional authorities have adopted measures to check timber exploitation in the country. These measures were taken last July 4, 2019 at the National Assembly in Yaounde at the end of a two-day parliament-government dialogue on how to satisfy the private sector and households’ public order for legal local timber in Cameroon. Participants pose with Deputy Speaker, Hon Baoro Theophile, other authorities Organized by the Network of Parliamentarians for Sustainable Management of Central African Forest Ecosystems…