Corruption and Impunity Are Rife in Cameroon’s Forestry Sector

Large quantities of wood extracted from forest “conversion” projects are reaching international markets illegally, in full knowledge of Cameroon’s Ministry of Forestry (MINFOF) and the European Union (EU), according to Greenpeace Africa. Greenpeace Africa obtained evidence that Uniprovince, a company owned by Herakles Farms, has cut at least 10,000 m3 of commercially valuable wood. While…