Republic of the Congo
Sources of information and contacts in Republic of the Congo's forestry sector
sources of Information
Studies and documents
- ATIBT website – See available documents for Congo under Media.
- ATIBT, A.M Ngoya-Kessy, 2019 – Etat des lieux des acteurs du secteur privé de la filière forêt-bois au Congo
- Agence d’information d’Afrique central
- APV FLEGT Congo
- BAD (2018) Rapport stratégique Régional. Développement intégré et durable de la filière bois dans le Bassin du Congo : Opportunités, défis et recommandations opérationnelles
- CAFI
- Cites
- Client Earth
- Congo Forest Atlas
- Fordaq-timber trade network
- Forest Legality Initiative country profile – Republic of Congo
- FRMi (2018) FAC 2030 vision stratégique et industrialisation de la Filière Bois en Afrique Centrale horizon 2030 – rapport pays Congo
- ITC (2020) List of importing markets for wood products exported by Congo in 2019
- Ministère de l’Economie Forestière
- SIVL website
- WWF & TRAFFIC (2009) Framework for Assessing Legality of Forestry Operations, Timber Processing and Trade Annex: Republic of Congo
- UE (2017) Rapport annuel conjoint 2017 Sur la mise en œuvre de l’APV FLEGT en République du Congo
- Transparency International – corruption index
- Forest Atlas Congo
- World Port Source - Map of ports in Congo
ALL Contacts
MINISTÈRE DE L’ECONOMIE FORESTIÈRE
Direction Générale de l’Economie Forestière (DGEF)
Boulevard Denis Sassou Nguesso
98, Brazzaville
République du Congo
Tel: +242 05 559 50 49
Tel: +242 06 978 44 45
Fax: +242 06 626 67 95
contact@mefdd.org
www.mefdd.cg/departements/
DGEF is the central department, which generally supports the minister to carry out his tasks related to forest and wildlife, such as policy developments and coordination of regional departments.
The regional departments of the Ministry of Forestry are among others responsible for the enforcement of laws and regulations regarding wildlife, forests and protected areas; and for the control of activities on forests, wood industry, fauna, flora, protected areas and waters.
MINISTÈRE DE L’ECONOMIE FORESTIÈRE
Direction des forêts
Bd Denis Sassou Nguesso
98, Brazaville République du Congo
Tel: +242 06 694 25 60
Tel: +242 06 652 09 36
dieudonnesita31@gmail.com
Directorate within the DGEF which carries out forest-related tasks in an interdependent manner with the departmental directorates.
MINISTÈRE DE L’ECONOMIE FORESTIÈRE
Direction de la Faune et des aires Protégées (DFAP)
Boulevard Denis Sassou Nguesso
98, Brazzaville République du Congo
Tel: +242 06 665 56 00
Tel: +242 05 665 56 00
rogermbete@gmail.com
CITES management authority of Congo.
MINISTÈRE DE L’ECONOMIE FORESTIÈRE
CELLULE DE LA LÉGALITÉ FORESTIÈRE ET DE LA TRAÇABILITÉ (CLFT)
Boulevard Denis Sassou Nguesso
98, Brazzaville République du Congo
Tel: +242 069786706
Tel: +242 05 526 02 11
oss_ba@yahoo.com
Service de l’Inspection Générale, chargé du contrôle, du suivi et de la verification de la légalité des activités forestières.
CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE, D'INDUSTRIE, D'AGRICULTURE ET DES MÉTIERS DE BRAZZAVILLE
Avenue Amilcar CABRAL,
Centre Ville B.P.: 92
Brazzaville
République du Congo
Tel: +242 05 521 70 04
Tel: +242 06 921 70 04
www.cciambrazza.com
Responsible for representing the economic interests of the business community of Brazzaville. It is a link between both the public and private sectors.
CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE, D'INDUSTRIE, D'AGRICULTURE ET DES MÉTIERS DE POINTE-NOIRE
Responsible for representing the economic interests of the business community of Pointe-Noire. It is a link between both the public and private sectors.
ASSOCIATION CONGOLAISE POUR LA PRESERVATION DE L'ENVIRONNEMENT ET LE DEVELOPPEMENT COMMUNAUTAIRE (CAPECD)
Tel: +242 055483074
info.acpedc@yahoo.fr
The Congolese Association for the Preservation of the Environment and Community Development is focused on improving the socioeconomic conditions of local people and indigenous communities. They work to promote sanitation, biodiversity conservation and community development. In addition, they support further agroforestry research in the health sector and the practice of agriculture.
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY (WCS)
WCS Congo Program
B.P. 14537
Brazzaville, République du Congo
Tel: +242 05 722 7411
wcscongobrazza@wcs.org
congo.wcs.org
WCS works with the large Congolese CIB logging company in efforts to reduce logging pressures on gorillas, elephants, and other endangered wildlife around its concessions.Their collaborative project is called PROGEPP: the Project for Ecosystem Management in the Nouabalé-Ndoki Periphery Area.
SERVICE DE CONTRÔLE DES PRODUITS FORESTIERS À L'EXPORTATION (SCPFE)
Government agency in charge of quantitative and qualitative checks of timber and timber products to be exported.
PLATEFORME POUR LA GESTION DURABLE DES FORETS (PGDF)
59, RUE FRANCEVILLE MOUNGALI BRAZZAVILLE
RÉPUBLIQUE DU CONGO
TEL: +242 05 602 52 65
+242 06 662 22 07
+242 05 558 94 11
+242 06 658 44 27
ODDHC@YAHOO.FR
Congolese civil society consultation framework, bringing together around 60 environmental, human rights and development NGOs which - along with the State and the private sector - help combat illegal logging and contribute to improving the living conditions of local communities and indigenous peoples (CLPA - communautés locales et populations autochtones) living in and next to the forests.