Sources of information and contacts in Gabon's forestry sector

MINISTÈRE DES EAUX, DES FORÊTS, DE LA MER, DE L'ENVIRONNEMENT, CHARGE DU PLAN CLIMAT, DES OBJECTIFS DE DEVELOPPEMENT DURABLE ET DU PLAN D'AFFECTATION DES TERRES (MEFMECPCODDPAT)

Boulevard Triomphal Omar BONGO ONDIMBA
B.P 199 Libreville, Gabon
Tel: +241 01 76 13 81
www.eaux-forets.gouv.ga/

The ministry responsible for the management and monitoring of Gabon’s forest resources.

L'AGENCE D'EXéCUTION DES ACTIVITÉS DE LA FILIÈRE FORÊT BOIS (AEAFFB)

Quartier Bas de GuéGué (Immeuble IVALA)
B.P. 36 665 Libreville, Gabon
Tel: +241 01 77 07.26
contact@agenceforetbois.com

Under the supervision of the Ministry of Forests, the mission of the Agency for the Implementation of Forest-Timber Sector Activities (AEAFFB) is to contribute to the promotion of forest-timber sector activities by providing technical support and advice, particularly in terms of forest management inventory, approvals, certification, the traceability of forest products and economic, political and strategic intelligence.

The Agency is a public entity with an administrative nature, with a Board of Directors and a Chairman of the Board. It benefits from financial and administrative management autonomy.

L’AGENCE NATIONALE DES PARCS NATIONAUX (ANPN)

Secrétaire Exécutif par intérim : Mr. Christian TCHEMAMBELA
BP : 20 379 Libreville, Gabon
Quartier SANTA CLARA
Base aérienne
Tél : +241 (0) 77 67 68 88/ +241 (0)66 59 17 52
contact@anpn.ga

Created in 2002, the ANPN is the body in charge of the management of Gabon's 13 national parks. As such, its mission is to:

• Ensure the preservation of national parks and their natural resources;
• To work towards the efficient development of the national park network;
• To promote the national parks and their resourcesy.

PROJET CONTROLE DE L’AMENAGEMENT FORESTIER (PROJET CAF)

Quartier Bas de GuéGué (Immeuble IVALA)
B.P. 36 665 Libreville, Gabon
Tel: +241 01 77 07.26
contact@agenceforetbois.com

Under the supervision of the General Directorate of Forestry, the CAF project is funded within the framework of the debt conversion agreement (DCA) between France and Gabon. It has a 5-year duration (August 2014, date of the first fund payment, August 2019). The objectives of the project are to:

• Reinforcematerial means (infrastructures, equipment) for the Ministry of Forests (MEF) to inspect theforests;
• Reinforce the technical capabilities of the MEF 5and its decentraliseddepartments in terms of forest inspections (implementation of tools, training);
• Provide independent proof of the effectiveness and quality of the inspections carried out by the MEF.

PROJET APPUI A LA FILIERE FORET BOIS (PAFFB)

Coordinatrice : Mme Nathalie NYARE
Quartier Batterie IV, Impasse Jean Rémi AYOUNE, entre le Collège René Descartes et l’Ecole Jean de la Fontaine
Tel: +241 11 73 37.65
cp.paffb@gmail.com
paffb241@gmail.com

Under the supervision of the AEAFFB (Agence d'Exécution des Activités de la Filière Forêt Bois - Implementing Agency for Forest and Timber Sector Activities), the PAFFB (Support to the Wood Forest Sector Project) is funded within the framework of the debt conversion agreement (ACD) between France and Gabon. The project has a five-year duration and aims to:

• Create a public/private consultation framework to better manage changes or mutations;
• Create the Maison du Bois (House of Timber), an appropriate consultation framework for sector stakeholders, and promote lesser-known species as well as timber products and derivatives;
• Support the forest-timber sector and forestry and/or timber processing companies according to their activity sectors.

L’ÉCOLE NATIONALE DES EAUX ET FORETS (ENEF)

BP : 3960, Commune d’Akanda, Cap Estérias
Tel: +241 07 19 82.32
enef.gabon@gmail.com

The École Nationale des Forêts (ENEF) is a sub-regional training institution for the forest-timber-environment sector that is aimed at the rational and sustainable management of forest, wildlife, fish and aquaculture resources. Created in 1953, it offers training linked to the Bachelor-Master-Doctorate system.

The school is located at Cap Esterias, approximately 30 kilometres from Libreville.

PAN-AFRICAN FOREST CERTIFICATION (PAFC) Gabon

Quartier Bas de GuéGué (Immeuble IVALA)
B.P. 36 665 Libreville, Gabon
Tel: +241 01 77 07.26
contact@agenceforetbois.com

PAFC Gabon is a national certification standard that is endorsed internationally by the PEFC. Indeed, PAFC Gabon was recognised by the PEFC in 2009 and in 2013.

There are two types of certification under the PAFC Gabon label, namely:

• Sustainable forest management certification
• Chain of custody certification

Sustainable forest management certification attests to compliance with the environmental, societal and economic functions of forest management. It guarantees the enforcement of rules defined by all forest stakeholders (owners, loggers and forestry contractors). PAFC Gabon has developed a guide for the interpretation of the sustainable forest management standard.

PAFC chain of custody certification is issued to companies by an independent certification body. It consists in following certified timber from the forest, and throughout the processing and marketing chain, with the result being PAFC-certified finished product.

WWF REGIONAL OFFICE FOR AFRICA

Gabon Country Office:
Yaounde Hub
Gabon Country Office:
Montée de Louis
BP 9144 Libreville, Gabon
Tel: +241 01 73 00 28
wwfgabon@wwfgab.org
www.panda.org

The World Wildlife Fund runs programs in Gabon with regard to forestry.

BRAINFOREST

Quartier Ambowé,
B.P. 23 749 Libreville, Gabon
Tel: +241 07 97 84 25
info@brain-forest.org
www.brain-forest.org

Brainforest is a Gabonese NGO working on a variety of forest issues.

WCS GABON

BP 7847 Battery IV, seated CIMA, Libreville, Gabon
Tel: +241 44 40 39
gabon.wcs.org/

The Wildlife Conservation Society has been working in Gabon since 1985.

UNION DES FORESTIERS ET INDUSTRIELS DU BOIS DU GABON (UFIGA)

BP 12 595 Libreville, Gabon
Délégué Général : Mme Françoise VAN DE VEN
Immeuble Horizon, Boulevard Omar BONGO ONDIMBA,
Sainte Marie
Tel: +241 06 71 47.19
f.vandeven@ufiga.org
www.ufiga.org

UFIGA is a professional union that defends the economic, material and moral interests of its members who are active in forestry and who have industrialised and managed their forest concessions.

Union Forestière des Industries Asiatiques au Gabon (UFIAG)

Secrétaire Général : Mr Pierre LUO
1517540858@qq.com

UFIAG is a professional union that defends the economic, material and moral interests of Asian logging companies.

Syndicat des Industriels Aménagistes Gabonais (SIAG)

Secrétaire Général : Mr Franck CHAMBRIER
mankeyi@yahoo.fr

The SIAG's main areas of interest are:

• Increasing and promoting the presence of Gabonese economic operators within the sector.
• Defending the interests of small and medium-sized companies in terms of forestry and industrialization issues.
• Establishing partnerships with the administration's technical departments.
• Analysing and disseminating information on the development of new international markets through our respective companies.

Fédération GabonaiseBois, Sciage et Placage (FGBSP)

Président : Mr Dieudonné MOUSSAVOU
Tel: +241 07 88 86 53 / +241 07 37 94 95
federationgabonboisp@gmail.com

Secrétaire Général : Mme Lidwine IROMBA
Tel: +241 07 70 78 93/ +241 06 80 81 26
irombacom@gmail.com
irocomagence@gmail.com

The FGBSP defends the interests of local operators specialising in the timber trades. This federation is made up of small and medium-sized companies as well as very small companies.

CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA (CITES) IN GABON

The Management Body:

For forest species: the General Directorate of Industries, Timber Trade and the Promotion of Forest Products (DGICBVPF) of the Ministry of Forests.
Managing Director: Mr Auguste NDOUNA ANGO
BP : 775 Libreville, Gabon
Boulevard Omar BONGO ONDIMBA, Sainte Marie

For plants and wildlife: the General Directorate of Fauna and Protected Areas (DGFAP) of the Ministry of Forests.
Managing Director: Mr Lucien MASSOUKOU
BP : 775 Libreville, Gabon
Boulevard Omar BONGO ONDIMBA, Sainte Marie

www.cites.org/fra/cms/index.php/component/cp/country/GA

CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA (CITES) IN GABON

The Scientific Authority

The National Parks Agency
Scientific Advisor: Dr AurélieFlore KOUMBA PAMBO
BP : 20 379 Libreville, Gabon
Quartier HAUT DE GUE GUE
Tel: +241 (0)77 52 76 23
science@parcsgabon.ga
scienceparcgabon@gmail.com