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Open Timber Portal

SCIBOIS

Transparency ranking: 4 out of 27 in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Overview
Documentation2.63%
Observations8
Forest management units1

Observations from independent forest monitors

Third-party organizations, including independent forest monitors, conduct missions and research to identify and report on potential illegalities related to forest management, harvest and transport of timber. These reports on instances of suspected noncompliance by companies and/or by government actors are referred to as 'observations'.…
Breakdown by Year and Severity
  • 2022
    • 6
    • 2
    • 8
Severity:
  • High
  • Medium
  • Low
  • Unknown

By severity

By category

Observations by category



  • Timber harvesting

    • Default on demarcation of cutting permit boundaries (1)

    • Cutting outside permit boundaries (1)

    • Default on markings on logs, stumps, other wood products (1)

    • Harvesting non authorized species (1)

    • Default on maintenance of exploitation documents (2)

  • Local population rights & labor regulations

    • Recruitment/management of workers in breach of labour laws (1)

  • Transport, trade, export and CITES

    • Transport regulations breached (registration of vehicle, authorization of transport...) (1)