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Mission Reports of the Independent Observer

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Date of mission Report no. Titles Companies
25.01.05 121* SSV 10 02 162 Ingénierie Forestière
16.11.04 120* None None
17. - 23.08.04 119* Several transformation units SEEF, ALPICAM, PLACAM, TOLAZZI, SEFICAM, KASA, SALCAM, BTA, UNALOR, BT(C)S, SFIL, PARQUET-CAM, TRC, CATEPC
31.07.04 118 FMU 08 004 EFMK
15,17.07.04 117 MIMBIAM Community Forest GCI EBOLO-MBAMA
10.08.04 116 FMU 09 023 Bubinga, SCIEB
05.08.04 115 FMU 09 021 WIJMA
04.08.04 114 FMU 09 019 CUF
03.08.04 113 FMU 09 016 COFA
30.07.04 112 FMU 09 012 AVEICO
28-31.07.04 111 SSV 09 01 60, FMU 09 003, FMU 09 004b, FMU 09 005b SIBM, LOREMA, SOCIB, SFID, COFA, Patrice Bois
06.08.04 110 Ingénierie Forestière sawmill Ingénierie Forestière
05.08.04 109 FMU 213 RF PK STF
03.08.04 108 Kong Community Forest GCI Agriculteurs de Kong
02.08.04 107 FMU 08 006 SFB
30.07.04 106 SSV 08 10 146 SEEF
28.07, 02.08, 04.08.04 105 None None
16.07.04 104 None None
15.07.04 103 TRA ETOGC, SOTRAF
22.06.04 102 TRA SAF-Bois
08,12,22.05.04 101 FMU 10 062, FMU 10 037, FMU 10 039 Marelis Panagiotis, Kieffer, Ets Assene Nkou
19.05.04 100 Deng-Deng Foresty Reserve None
18.05.04 099 Dimako Community Forest Dimako rural community
07,13,15.05.04 098 Several transformation units CIFM, PALLISCO, J.Prenant
15.05.04 097 FMU 10 045 J. Prenant
13.05.04 096 IngF Sawmill Lomié Ingénerie Forestiére
11.05.04 095 FMU 10 020 Ingénerie Forestiére
10.05.04 094 FMU 10 022 SFIW
14.05.04 093 FMU 10.005 STBK
13-14.05.04 092 FMU 10 007, FMU 10 011, FMU 10 015 SEBC, SAB, CIBS
08.05.04 091 FMU 10 021 Green Valley
07-11.05.04 090 FMU 10 023, FMU 10 063, FMU 10 064 SFCS, TTS, SIBAF, Filiére Bois
07-08.04.04 089 FMU 11 002, SSV 11 06 16, SSV 11 06 17 WIJMA, TRC
05.04.04 088 FMU 07 002 CPPC
19.02.04 087 CF AJAM CIG AJAM, SIM, TIB
18.02.04 086 FMU 08 009 INC, SIM, TIB
17.02.04 085 TRSA 1313 None
21-25.07.03 084 None Ets Flamboyant, individus
05 - 11.12.03 O83 FMU 10 031, FMU 10 037, FMU 10 042, FMU 10 044, FMU 10 046 Ets Assene Nkou, Sodetran, Ingénerie Forestiére, Kieffer, SCTB
10.12.03 O82 FMU 10 020, FMU 10 022 Ingénerie Forestiére
25.04.03 O81 SSV 09 01 47 SCIB
15.04.03 O80 SSV 09 03 16 D.N.K
21.08.03 O79 FMU 10 042 SODETRANCAM, PALLISCO
20.08.03 O78 FMU 10 030 PALLISCO
20.08.03 O77 Community Forest CIG Ngola-Achip
19.08.03 O76 Community Forest CIG Mouangué le Bosquet
19.08.03 O75 FMU 10 031 Ingénerie Forestière
19.08.03 O74 None DH
16.08.03 O73 FMU 10 038 CAMBOIS
14.08.03 O72 FMU 10 052 SOTREF
13.08.03 O71 FMU 10 051 GRUMCAM
09.07.03 O70 CF CIG 'Action pour le Développement' Martial et Cie, TIB
10.07.03 O69 CF GCI AGREM IFC
09.05.03 O68 SSV 07 02 25 ECIC
23.04.03 O67 FMU 09 003, FMU 09 004a, FMU 09 005a LOREMA, SFID
20.03.03 O66 FMU 08 004 EFMK, MK Sawmill
25.05.03 O65 SSV 11 06 13 PMF WOOD, TRC
14.04.03 O64 SSV 09 02 56 SET BC
07.05.03 O63 SSV 07 03 37 SFIM
23.04.03 O62 FMU 09 005b SOCIB, SFID
22.04.03 O61 FMU 09 006 SFF
16.04.03 O60 FMU 09 024 HFC
17.04.03 O59 None MMG (sawmill)
24.05.03 O58 SSV 11 06 12 SEPFCO, TRC
26 - 29.03.03 O57 FMU 10 046 SCTB
25.03.03 O56 SSV 10 03 70 N.K.
24.03.03 O55 FMU 10 057 Ingénierie Forestière
22.03.03 O54 FMU 10 023 SFCS, TTS, FCA
21.03.03 O53 FMU 10 001, FMU 10 002, FMU10 003 FMU 10 004 CFC
20.03.03 O52 FMU 10 010 SEFAC
19.03.03 O51 FMU 10 009 SEBAC
19.03.03 O50 FMU 10 012 SEFAC
18.03.03 O49 FMU 10 064 Filière Bois
17.03.03 O48 FMU 10 013 CFE
15.03.03 O47 SSV 10 02 104 FIAM
15.03.03 O46 FMU 10 061 PLACAM
27.03.03 O45 None TTS
27.03.03 O44 SSV 08 06 69 PLACAM
26.03.03 O43 FMU 08 006 SFB, TTS
25 - 26.03.03 O42 FMU 08 009 INC, TIB, SIM
26.03.03 O41 FC GIC AJAM GIC AJAM, TIB
21.03.03 O40 None SFH - SNT (sawmill)
19 - 21.03.03 O39 None None
19.03.03 O38 FC GIC AJAM B.A.O. SARL,GIC AJAM
18.03.03 O37 CF Tsongo CIG CF Tsongo, Ets Flamboyant
18.03.03 O36 CIG NYAM CIG NYAM, Grumes et Sciages
17 - 19.02.03 O35 TRSA 1287 (PB 0294) SNG
04 - 05.02.03 O34 FMU 09 017 FIPCAM
04 - 05.02.03 O33 SSV 09 02 132 WIJMA
03 - 05.12.02 O32 TRSA 2252 ETS Z.A.
03 - 05.12.02 O31 SSV 11 06 28 ENJC, PMF-Wood
27 - 29.11.02 O3O TRSA 1230 GRUMEX
04 - 06.11.02 O29 SSV 11 06 13 GCI-NDECUDA, PMF-Wood
09 - 10.10.02 O28 SSV 11 06 28 ENJC
20 - 21.09.02 O27 None GCI Nyanzom, IBC
12 - 17.08.02 O26 Community Forest None
12 - 17.08.02 O25 SSV 10 02 24 PALLISCO
10 - 12.08.02 O24 PB 1086 SETBC, CIBEC
30.07 - 02.08.02 O23 FMU 09 004B COFA
30.07 - 02.08.02 O22 FMU 09 009, FMU 09 010 COFA, SFB, SFID, SIBM, TIB, Ingénierie Forestière
22 - 28.07.02 O21 TRSA 1230 GRUMEX
22 - 28.07.02 O20 SSV 10 02 95 SSCTM
22 - 28.07.02 O19 SSV 10 02 90 SSCTM
22 - 28.07.02 O18 Deng-Deng Forest Reserve None
17 - 21.07.02 O17 FMU 10 057 MBENG GUSTAVE, SFH
16.07.02 O16 None EFAP
15.07.02 O15 None OKOLA Forestry Post
26 - 27.06.02 O14 FMU 10 029, FMU 10 030, SSV 02 24 SFH, PALLISCO, SFDB
24.07.02 O13a ACP 02, FMU 10 026 ALPICAM
28 - 31.05.02 O13 FMU 10 026, FMU 10 052 ALPICAM, SOTREF
24 - 27.04.02 O12 TRSA STIK (WIJMA), SSCTM
08 - 15.04.02 O11 SSV 10 02 81, FMU 10 003, FMU 10 020, FMU 10 022, FMU 10 026, FMU 10 029, FMU 10 001, ACP 23 PALLISCO, ASSENE KKOU, SFDB, SFIW, INGENIERIE FORESTIERE, SFH, ALPICAM, CFC
20.03.02 O10 SSV 09 02 132 WIJMA
21 - 23.02.02 OO9 SSV 09 02 132 WIJMA
22.02.02 OO8 FMU 09 021 COFA
06.02.02 OO7 FMU 09 009, TRP 192 COFA
10 - 14.10.01 OO6 TRP 264, TRSA 2244, FMU 09 022 CUF, WIJMA, CFK
18 - 20.09.01 OO5 ACP 03, FMU 08 006, FMU 08 009 INC, SFB
08 - 09.08.01 OO4 TRP 288 ONY-BROSS, MMG, EJL
09 - 10.08.01 OO3 SSV 08 01 52 EQUIBAT RANY BOIS
16 - 29.07.01 OO2 VEP, ACP No.02, ACP No.04, ACP No.08, FMU 09 003, FMU 09 004B, FMU 09 006, SSV 09 04 127, SSV 09 02 132, TRP 511 SIBM, COFA, Bois 200, FANGA, SOFAC, LOREMA, SFID, Ingénierie Forestière, GWZ, SOFOPETRA
04 - 06.07.01 OO1 Bosquet Community Forest, SSV 10 02 81, FMU 10 020, FMU 10 022, FMU 10 029 SEBC, ASSENE NKOU, SFH
26 - 27.06.01 OOO TRP 022, TRP 027 PANAGIOTIS MARELIS

Mission reports written jointly with the Central Control Unit

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05 - 10.09.01 FMU 09 025, FMU 10 030 ACP 59 HFC, SFH, EJL Download now
20 - 22.08.01 TRP 027 Panagiotis-Marelis Download now
16 - 29.07.01 PB, FMU 09 003 FMU 09 004B, FMU 09 006, SSV 09 04 127, SSV 09 02 132, TRP 511 SIBM, COFA, Bois 2000, FANGA, SOFAC, LOREMA, SFID, Ingénierie Forestière, WIJMA, SOFOPETRA Download now
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