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S-IV§4.58 |
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4.58. In the central area of the country, there are also dry forests and forest galleries rich in exploitable species. Owing to the fragility of these forest ecosystems, only small scale exploitation is permitted. In these areas, small scale logging permits are granted only to natural persons who are nationals of the Central African Republic and have lived for more than ten years in the area, and to locally organized and registered groups
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WT/TPR/S/285 |
S-IV§4.59 |
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4.59. Since 2000, forest management in the Central African Republic has been supported by the PARPAF project, which is funded by the French Development Agency (AFD). Amongst other things, this project has led to the development of operating standards, including a certificate of origin that ensures the traceability of exported logs
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WT/TPR/S/285 |
S-IV§4.65 |
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4.65. Most of the energy currently being consumed comes from wood. Other resources include wood based fuels, the numerous hydroelectric sites throughout the territory (whose potential total power is estimated by the authorities at 2000 GW), promising signs of oil reserves, and uranium and lignite deposits (estimated at 2.9 million m3) in the town of Bakouma.
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S-IV§4.66 |
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4.66. Energy and mining activities fall under the Ministry of Mines, Energy and Hydraulic Resources (MMEH). The Government's activities aim to improve the energy supply throughout the country at a competitive cost, to ensure the independence and security of the country's energy supply, to ensure the protection of people, property and the environment against the risks associated with activities in the field of energy and to strengthen subregional, regional and international energy integration.
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S-IV§4.6 |
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4.7. In 2008, Gabon adopted its Sustainable Agricultural Development Policy with the objective, in particular, of galvanizing this sector to make it a key driver for the growth of national wealth and for job creation. Other aims of the policy are the achievement of self-sufficiency in food, the diversification of exports, and a one-quarter reduction in imports by 2016.
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S-IV§4.70 |
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4.70. Gabon's hydroelectric potential is estimated to be between 5,000 and 6,000 MW. Once built, the Ivindo, Ngoulmendjim and Grand Poubara hydroelectric dams should enable surplus energy to be exported to the subregion.
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S-IV§4.70 |
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4.85. Gabon implements the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code. It is also a member of the Maritime Organization for West and Central Africa (MOWCA), which deals with the implementation of various international conventions relating to security (SOLAS) and marine pollution (MARPOL), as well as of the recent International Safety Management (ISM) Code and the Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW).
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WT/TPR/S/285/REV.1 |
S-IV§4.60 |
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4.60. Some 100 companies are registered as exporters of forest products from the port of Douala, a large number of which are foreign companies. The principal exports are sawn timber, followed by veneer sheets (12%) and unprocessed wood in the form of logs (6%). The Law's goal was a gradual ban on exporting logs of traditional species from June 1999 onwards. As shown in Chart 4.4, however, the measure only had a limited impact.
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WT/TPR/S/285/REV.1 |
S-IV§4.62 |
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4.62. (...), in June 2012, for example, the Government concluded a mining sector capacity-building project (PRECASEM) with the World Bank in order to "improve the efficiency and transparency of mining sector management and the frameworks for sustainable mining development".
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S-IV§4.69 |
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4.69. The Congo has vast potential in hydroelectricity, gas and petroleum. Nonetheless, people's access to energy in many forms (electricity, oil and gas) is very poor. According to the results of the Congolese Household Survey, in urban areas, the most common form of lighting is oil lamps (70.1%) followed by electricity (27%). In rural areas, oil lamps are the principal source of lighting for 97%. Around 70% of poor people use wood fuel for cooking compared to 44.1% of average income households.
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