Cameroon's forests, spanning nearly 20 million hectares, are among the most biodiverse on the continent, housing thousands of plant and animal species, including gorillas and elephants. These ecosystems support around 6% of Cameroon's GDP through the timber sector.
FSC Africa played a prominent role at the Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2), held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 8–10 September 2025. This landmark summit positioned Africa not just as a region vulnerable to climate change but as a source of global solutions, with forest certification...
A total of 112 participants attended the event, including FSC members from the Economic, Social, and Environmental Chambers, government representatives, journalists, and high-level experts on natural resource governance from across Africa.
The Standards Development Group (SDG) in Cameroon has produced the second draft of the revised version of the Forest Stewardship Standard (FSS) for the certification of forests and non-timber forest products in Cameroon.
On Wednesday 30th August at 8.30am in the conference room of the Mikhael's Hotel in Brazzaville, FSC will launch the "Implementation of Free, Prior and Informed Consent in the Republic of Congo" project.
