African Forests

​By trying to promote stability and economic growth, most African governments have considerable pressure to turn towards forests as a source of income (at least 60 percent of which are suitable for logging).
The African continent contains some of the largest area of forest in in the world with the equatorial forest being the second largest intact block of rain-forest left in the world. Most of the Central Africa territory is covered by forests. This is equivalent to approx. 152 million ha, of which has an estimation of 60 million ha that are suitable for timber extraction, with a potential production of 6 million m3 timber per year.
The equatorial forest holds almost 10,000 species of plants, and it is among the most bio-diverse areas anywhere.
 
The Region of Lac, which is located in Central Africa, has been the biggest producer of different timbers and woods coming from the Equatorial Forest. This green forest has never been completely exploited. The forest has been growing different types of woods which the continent has been trying to figure out how to exploit, export or use locally. Due to lack of resources, expertise and finances, this forest has been untouched for several years. Presently, the African governments are in dire search of a credible and reliable company to invest and implement its resources in the exploitation of this vast green forest in Africa. A large part of the formal timber production is exported directly in the form of logs.
Around 80 species of commercially valuable trees/timbers are found in the equatorial forests, but only a handful dominates trades.