The Cote of Ivoire government has
taken a long overdue step to
check heedless deforestation.
In mid-September, the
Forest Protection Council
instituted a ban on the
export of all unprocessed
wood. "The export of tim-
ber, even semi-processed will
not be allowed", declared a
government statement.
The government
welcome as 300,000 tonnes
Of raw timber used to be
shipped abroad annually,
representing between 75 and
80 per cent of all timber in
mom y The aim is also
noore that at least 20 per
ofour national forests
oding national parks
in untouched." The
government directive
IF signals hope for the
copioited forest resources of the West African country.
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