Gabon

This project follows the Gabonese Government concerns with the help of the international Community, to tackle the general problematic of sustainable use of Kévazingo. Then, the main objective of this project: is to assess the state of the art research on ecological dynamic, conservation status, management, harvesting, processing, traceability and trade of Kévazingo tree species in Gabon as the first step for making Non-Detriment Findings (NDF).

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Project Type : Marking and Traceability
Taxonomy : Dalbergia spp.
Project Title :

Assessing the state of the art research on ecological dynamic, conservation status, management, harvesting, processing, traceability and trade of Kévazingo (Guibourtia tessmannii and Guibourtia demeusei) tree species in Gabon as the first step for making Non-Detriment Findings (NDF) in Gabon

Duration :

30 months

Project Document :

Link

Implementing partner :

L’Institut de Recherche en Ecologie Tropicale, BP: 9882 Libreville, Gabon.

Outputs

CITES Working Language :

English

KEY STATISTICS

HUMAN POPULATION

2.025 million

LAND AREA* (km2)

257,667

FOREST COVER (km2)

232,000

FOREST COVER (%)

90


*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_and_dependencies_by_area

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