AGP Executive Report
Last update: 36 minutes agoCameroon Timber Crackdown: Cameroon has tightened rules on raw log exports, banning 91 tree species from shipping in log form and keeping only a limited set under a “promotion species” quota with extra taxes—another step toward shifting value to local wood processing as CEMAC moves toward a full log-export phaseout by 2028. Biodiversity Strategy Push: The government is finalising SPANB III, a new national biodiversity strategy expected to be validated on 22 May, with ecosystem financing aimed at linking conservation to economic transformation. Wildlife Trade Tech: A new DNA-mapping approach using pangolin samples from seizures and markets could help pinpoint trafficking origins and expose illegal wildlife routes. Lake Chad Recovery: RESILAC2 is expanding to reach 125,890 beneficiaries by 2028, supported by the EU and partners. Security & Rights: In the background, families in Borno still await news on abductees after a Boko Haram attack two months ago.
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