Aperçu de la filière industrielle forêt-bois au Cameroun

Production et transformation

Acteurs de la chaîne d'approvisionnement

En 2019, le MINOF a déclaré 93 concessions forestières, 38 forêts communales, 142 ventes de coupe et une cinquantaine de forêts communautaires. Ces titres forestiers sont gérés par une cinquantaine de grandes entreprises internationales ou nationales (59), une quarantaine de moyennes entreprises nationales (46) et par la trentaine de communes rurales (38) propriétaires de forêts communales.

Supplier Verification 

For Cameroon, additional information on certain concession holders and forestry companies can be accessed through the Open Timber Portal (OTP):
https://opentimberportal.org/fr/operators?latitude=3.99&longitude=19.56&zoom=4.00

What the OTP provides:

• a transparency ranking of forestry companies based on voluntary disclosure of documents;
• access to key documents (harvesting titles, management plans, certificates, etc.);
• reports and observations published by NGOs and independent experts.

Important:
The OTP ranking does not constitute an assessment of compliance with the EUDR. It should be used as a supporting tool for risk analysis, not as proof of legality.

 Complementary approach (TRAFFIC / FODER guidance)

According to TRAFFIC and FODER guidance, supplier verification should go beyond consulting transparency platforms.

Operators are expected to:

1. Map the supply chain

Identify:

• all entities involved (permit holders, logging companies, transporters, processors, exporters);
• their locations (forest of origin, processing sites, export points);
• the products and species traded.

Objective: ensure traceability from the plot of origin to export

2. Verify document consistency

For each supplier, operators should systematically check:

• the signatory (competent authority);
• the date of issuance and validity period;
• the consistency of information across documents
  (species, volumes, permits, locations, operators);
• the presence of required visas or official stamps.

 Key takeaway

The use of transparency tools such as OTP is not sufficient on its own.
Supplier verification must combine:

• document analysis,
• consistency checks,
• and supply chain mapping.

Under the EUDR, operators remain responsible for conducting a full due diligence process, including risk assessment and risk mitigation.

Infrastructure logistique

Outre les voies d'exportation par voie terrestre vers d'autres pays africains, la majeure partie du bois est exportée via le port de Douala. Ce port est également un port d'exportation de bois récoltés au nord de la République du Congo et en République centrafricaine. Depuis 2018, le Cameroun est aussi doté d’un port à Kribi, et les premières exportations de bois ont eu lieu en 2019 depuis ce port.