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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
| Date | Titles | Companies | Download report |
| 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 |
| 26 - 28.06.01 | TRP 027 | Panagiotis-Marelis | Download now |
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