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La crise de la filière européenne du bois tropical en Afrique centrale

dc.contributor.authorKarsenty, A.
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-23T18:57:35Z
dc.date.available2022-01-23T18:57:35Z
dc.identifier.urihttps://open.fsc.org/handle/resource/953
dc.titleLa crise de la filière européenne du bois tropical en Afrique centraleen
dcterms.abstractTranslation typesText translationSource text1898 / 5000Translation resultsAt the start of 2018, the Africa branch of the Rougier Group announced that it had filed for bankruptcy. This is a shock to the tropical forestry profession and observers of the timber industry in Africa. A family business listed on the stock exchange, the Rougier company, founded in 1923 in Niort, is one of the oldest and largest timber companies in Africa. Its first okoumé operations having started in the 1950s in Gabon, it is also present in Cameroon, Congo and, since 2015, in the Central African Republic (CAR). The total area held under concession by the Rougier group amounts to more than 2.3 million hectares and it employs 3,000 people, mainly in Africa. It is expected to completely or partially withdraw from its operating activities, except in Gabon. The reasons given by the Group's management for this bankruptcy filing relate to known problems which are common to the entire export sector. In addition to the congestion of the port of Douala, where the wood products of most companies in Cameroon (but also in Congo and CAR) leave after a long transport by train or truck, there are also increasing delays in reimbursement. of VAT to exporters by Central African States. These problems also affect other forestry companies, mostly European, which have had to divest part of their assets in recent months. The Dutch-owned Wijma Cameroon Group had to sell in 2017 to a competitor (Vicwood SA, headquartered in Hong-Kong) four of its five forest concessions in Cameroon. The Italian company Cora Wood SA, a reputable plywood manufacturer based in Gabon, had to cede one of its concessions to a Chinese company to pay off its debts. There are rumors about possible upcoming divestitures of other European companies, in Gabon or in Congo. More about this source textSource text required for additional translation informationSend feedbackSide panelsen
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dcterms.bibliographicCitationKarsenty, A., 2018. La crise de la filière européenne du bois tropical en Afrique centrale.en
dcterms.issued2018
dcterms.languagefr
dcterms.licenseOtheren
dcterms.publisherWillAgri
dcterms.typeWorking Paper
dspace.entity.typePublication
fsc.evidenceCategoryFSC impact-related
fsc.focus.forestZoneTropical
fsc.focus.sustainDimensionPolitical, legal, systemic
fsc.focus.sustainDimensionEconomic
fsc.subjectForests
fsc.subjectCertification
is.availability.fullTextFull text available
is.contributor.funderTypePrivate funds (NGOs, companies, VSS self-funded etc)
is.contributor.memberForest Stewardship Council
is.coverage.countryCameroon
is.coverage.countryGabon
is.coverage.countryCentral African Republic
is.coverage.countryCongo
is.coverage.geographicLevelCountry
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is.coverage.longitude12.354722
is.coverage.longitude11.609444
is.coverage.longitude20.939444
is.coverage.longitude15.827659
is.coverage.regionAfrica
is.evaluation.collectionCompany/certified entities /co-op data records
is.evaluation.dataSourcePrivate company data
is.evaluation.dataSourceData by scheme / tool under evaluation
is.evidenceSubTypeDescriptive information - field learning, stories and situations
is.evidenceTypeDescriptive information
is.focus.productsTimber products
is.focus.sdgSDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
is.focus.sectorsMulti-sector
is.focus.sustainDimensionEconomic
is.focus.sustainIssueConsumers and supply chains
is.focus.sustainLensFinance
is.focus.sustainOutcomeGovernance mechanisms
is.focus.systemElementMandE outcomes and impacts
is.focus.systemElementMandE performance monitoring
is.identifier.codeImpacts
is.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.34800/fsc-international578
is.identifier.schemeNameForest Stewardship Council
is.identifier.schemeTypeVoluntary Sustainability Standards
is.link.urlhttps://www.willagri.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Dossier-Crise-Filiere-Europeenne-Bois-Afrique-Willagri.pdf
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