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4.1. The Congo covers an area of 342,000 km2, of which 60% is forest and 40% savannah (section 1.1). The soil is hydromorphic in the Congolese Basin and ferralitic in the rest of the country. In general, the soil is highly fragile, acid and sensitive to wind and/or water erosion
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4.103. International texts such as the OHADA Uniform Act on the regulation of contracts for the transportation of goods by road; the Agreement on the carriage of hazardous goods by road (Malabo, 1999); the Inter State Convention on multimodal Freight Transport in Central Africa; and the Inter State Convention on the Transport of General Cargo by Road (model Inter States consignment note for the transport of various cargo) are applied in the Congo.
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4.104. The Congo has considerable tourism potential because of its coastline and its eco tourism assets. The Congolese forest covers around 60% of the national territory. It includes protected areas, wildlife reserves, and hunting areas that encompass a range of ecosystems. The Congo is positioning itself as a primary destination for discovering the tropical forest and its iconic species such as the lowland gorilla. The "park" destinations are the attraction, especially Nouabalé Ndoki, Odzala Kokoua, and Konkouati. The tourist industry contributes little to GDP and is dominated by hotels and restaurants (section 1).
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4.107. The tourist industry has fallen within the remit of the Ministry of Tourism and the Environment since the Government reshuffle of 25 September 2012.
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4.1. Agriculture is of vital importance for employment in Gabon (section 1.1). Approximately 80% of the total area of the country is equatorial forest (half of which is in the primary state), and 1.1% is used for agricultural purposes. Gabon has natural resources and weather conditions which are favourable for agriculture. Rainfall is abundant and the hydrographic network, fed by the rivers Ogooué and Nyanga, is widespread and dense.
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4.10. Seed is imported by private operators. The seed subsector is, however, regulated under the Convention on Biological Diversity, which Cameroon has signed. A prior declaration is required for any seed-related activity in order to ensure that the import, production and marketing of seeds comply with the criteria defined in specifications determined in a joint order by the Ministers responsible for agriculture and trade.
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4.116. The approved selling price of around CFAF 99,000/tonne appears to be roughly the same as that of imported cement. The raw materials used by CIMENCAM are pozzolan and clinker, the former extracted from Cameroon's subsoil. In 2012, the local population complained that the company was not complying with environmental criteria.
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4.12. This new policy includes a component devoted to reform of the land tenure regime. According to the authorities, this will replace the system of State land concessions currently given to foreign investors for a specified period. These concession contracts are signed with MINDAF. At present, they provide for renting land under a lease (sections 2.4 and 4.1.2.3), which is the only way for foreigners to gain access to land for farming. The need for foreign investors to respect the environmental and social provisions in Cameroon's legislation has been emphasized.
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4.107. Under Ordinance No. 83.083 of 10 December 1983 regulating the trade and provision of services in the CAR, the supply of any service (educational, telecommunications, financial, transport, legal, tourism, medical, environmental, architectural, energy related, cultural and sporting, as well as accounting) is subject to prior approval signed by the Minister responsible for trade. A total of 315 approvals were issued in 2009, 389 in 2010, and 290 in 2011.
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4.145. The CAR has enormous tourism potential (equatorial forest, fauna and flora, indigenous cultures), and wildlife tourism had been significant before the military and political upheavals occurring in the country since 1996. Harassment and annoyances of all kinds have considerably limited tourism otherwise authorized and supervised by the Ministry of Tourism. This accounts for the drop in arrivals (by air in Bangui's classified hotels) from 13,881 in 1995 to 8,156 in 2004, a figure that then started rising steadily again to reach 25,759 in 2011, amounting to a total number of overnight stays of 48,501 or an average stay of 1.88 days
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