The exploitation of forest resource is carried out according to Cameroon national logging legislation in full force and effect and following the implementation of the management plan of the corresponding forest concession (FMU).
PALLISCO has a complete team in charge of the forestry exploitation of the Annual Cutting Areas. The programming of annual logging activities is carried out according to commercial, industrial and logistical constraints as well as climatic conditions.
The company regularly informs its employees and local populations on the location of the logging camps (internal and local communication).
The location map of forest activities is available per year. [ Go to this page ]
An Annual report of Intervention is produced according to the forest legislation at the end of exploitation for every cutting area exploited.
The following certificates are issued by the Administration for each concession operated and per fiscal year :
- "Certificate of conformity of logging standards" (Ministry in charge of Forests and Wildlife)
- " Certificate of respect for the environmental obligations " (Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development)
- "bank guarantee exemption certificate" (Ministry for Economy and Finance).
These documents are available per forest concession and per year. [Go to this page]
In its internal approach for sustainable management, PALLISCO Company has integrated the Reduced Logging Impact (RLI) in its workings since 1999:
Agency | EFI training | |
---|---|---|
March 1999 |
Intl training |
Felling |
December 2002 |
Intl training |
Felling |
December 2003 |
Intl training |
Felling |
November 2004 |
Intl training |
Felling and skidding of timber |
June 2006 |
Independent Trainers |
Felling and skidding of timber |
June 2007 |
ONFI |
Felling, skidding, tracks |
March 2009 |
ONFI |
Felling and Bucking tree techniques |
May 2011 |
ONFI |
Felling |
August 2013 January - Febuary 2014 Febuary, July and November 2015
|
ONFI (PPECF/KFW/COMIFAC) |
Controlled tree felling and sawing wood |
The establishment of a logging quality control for each faller permits to follow the implementation of RLI techniques.
The "expertise" of the company´s logging is documented in a manual revised periodically following the company experience, information flows and operating requirements.
The (monthly) slaughter tax is paid on the basis of the area farmed. Below are the data recorded in 2021
FMU |
AAC |
Nombers of trees |
exploited volume m3 |
Amont Paid (FCFA) |
FMU 10031 |
AAC 3-3 |
4 756 |
66 261,457 |
214 501 352 |
FMU 10047b |
AAC 2-1 |
869 |
10 837,34 |
44 705 950 |
FMU 10047b |
AAC 2-3 |
578 |
6 691,28 |
|
FMU 10039 |
AAC 4-3 |
1 304 |
20 942,365 |
64 385 000 |
FMU 10044 |
AAC 4-2 |
4 009 |
48 323,176 |
100 150 418 |
Total |
11 516 |
17528,626 |
423 742 720 |
UFA |
AAC |
Nombre de pieds |
Volume exploité m3 |
Montant payé (FCFA) |
UFA 10031 |
AAC 3-3 |
4 756 |
66 261,457 |
214 501 352 |
UFA 10047b |
AAC 2-1 |
869 |
10 837,34 |
44 705 950 |
UFA 10047b |
AAC 2-3 |
578 |
6 691,28 |
|
UFA 10039 |
AAC 4-3 |
1 304 |
20 942,365 |
64 385 000 |
UFA 10044 |
AAC 4-2 |
4 009 |
48 323,176 |
100 150 418 |
Total |
11 516 |
17528,626 |
423 742 720 |