Cameroon has 20 million hectares of forest. Cameroon has the second biggest forestry reserve in Africa after Congo.
6 percent of GNP.
Employs 45500 people of which more than half are in the informal sector.
The adoption of the forestry sector code in 1994 and the partial ban on exports of round logs have significantly aided the rapid industrialization of this sector.
Wood transportation is being carried out successfully but the full potentials are not yet realized.
Opportunities exist here for investors interested in the transformation of wood for the local market and for exportation