Central African Republic
Production (predominantly for export) has risen strongly in the last couple of years - to record levels (0.6mi cu.m./year). This seems to conflict with the intent of the law, which grants logging concessions in perpetuity - presumably to encourage sustainable forest management. One small local company is pioneering SFM, albeit in a different forest region to that in which the bulk of logging activity takes place.

Whereas export statistics indicate that France is the leading destination of timber (primarily logs, the export of which is illegal unless certain requirements have been met) from CAR, import statistics suggest that it is not. Possible explanations of the discrepancy include fraud and the processing of the logs in Cameroon prior to export to France as sawn wood from Cameroon.

SGS has a contract with each of the governments of CAR and Cameroon to monitor the timber exports.