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Field mission reports

Law enforcement missions are undertaken by forest ministry officials. The Independent Monitor's role is to observe how these missions are carried out. Its observations and recommendations are included in mission reports. The Monitor also undertakes independent missions aiming to detect forest illegalities.

Warning: The Monitor undertakes short missions. If mission reports do not find infractions it does not necessarily mean there is no infraction, but that during this mission, no infraction was found.

ReportMission date Title Location Companies or individuals concerned
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1139KB		25.11.07
30.11.07		FMU Abala Département des Plateaux Société Forestière et Industrielle d’Abala (SOFIA)

Update on unpublished field mission reports

REPORT N°2, FMU Mambili and N'Dongo Niama, Company Mambili Wood, Cuvette department

Actions* Dates Results
Mission date 17-24 February 08  
Submission of the report to members of the Reading Committee (RC) 18 March 08  
1st review of the report by the RC 1st session: 10 April 08
2 session: 15 April 08 		Request from Ministry of Forest Economy (MEF) that the Independent Monitor (IM) seeks additional documents from its departements
1st request of documents to MEF by the IM 16 April 08 Unsuccessful
Additional request of documents to MEF by the IM 21 April 08 Unsuccessful
Reminder of requests made to MEF by IM 06 May 08 Meeting date fixed on 9 May 08
Documents provided by MEF 09 May 08 Documents obtained are incomplete
Additional request of documents to MEF by the IM 09 May 08 Unsuccessful to date
Submission of the report to the RC made by the IM 26 May 08 Report submission made despite the absence of documents necessary to certain analyses, which the Independent Monitor still has not been able to make to date
* These actions only refer to formal requests made by letter, visits have also been paid to MEF between these dates to verbally requests documents.


REPORT N°3, FMU Cotovindou, Company SICOFOR, Kouilou department

Actions* Dates Results
Mission date 9 - 20 March 08  
Request to MEF by the IM of documents necessary to its analyses and conclusions 16 April 08 Unsuccessful
1st reminder of the document request to MEF by the IM 06 May 08 Meeting date fixed on 9 May 08
Documents obtained 09 May 08 Documents obtained inadequate
Request of additional documents (other thread of enquiry) 09 May 08 Unsuccessful
Reminder of the 09 May request and additional document request 13 May 08 Unsuccessful
Submission of the report to the RC made by the IM 26 May 08 Report submission made despite the absence of documents necessary to certain analyses, which the Independent Monitor still has not been able to make to date
* These actions only refer to formal requests made by letter, visits have also been paid to MEF between these dates to verbally requests documents.


REPORT N°4, FMU Nkola, Company Foralac, Kouilou department
The mission concerned by report N°4 was carried out between 9 and 20 March 2008. The publication delay of report N°3 affected the submission of report N°4, originally grouped with report N°3 as it concerned the same field mission. Report N°4 was separated from report N°3 and submitted to the Reading Committee on 26 May 2008.

REPORT N°5, FMU Nanga, Company CITB-Quator, Kouilou department
The mission concerned by report N°5 was carried out between 20 and 31 March 2008. Report N°5 was submitted to the Reading Committee on 26 May 2008.

REPORT N°6, FMU Boubissi, Company Nouvelle TRABEC, Kouilou department
The mission concerned by report N°6 was carried out between 20 and 31 March 2008. Report N°6 was submitted to the Reading Committee on 26 May 2008.