AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoCameroon Timber Crackdown: Cameroon has tightened raw log export rules, banning 91 tree species from export in log form (up from 76) while keeping 23 “promotion species” under a special regime with extra taxes—another step toward shifting value from exporting wood to processing it at home. Biodiversity Strategy Push: The government is finalising SPANB III, its third national biodiversity strategy, with validation expected on 22 May 2026; the plan aims to link ecosystem protection to economic transformation and new financing mechanisms. Wildlife Trade Tech: A new DNA-based approach is helping pinpoint where trafficked pangolins come from, using genetic “maps” built from samples taken from seizures and collections—an approach that could strengthen anti-poaching targeting. Lake Chad Recovery: RESILAC2’s second phase has been expanded to reach 125,890 beneficiaries by 2028, backed by the EU and partners to support resilience, cohesion and land management. Security & Rights Watch: In Nigeria’s border region, families in Borno still await news on abductees two months after a Boko Haram attack, with survivors reporting they were taken into hard-to-reach areas.
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