"Implementing the FLEGT Licensing scheme is my top priority" Mayor Mba Mbo Hyacinthe

The Lord Mayor of Ambam, Mba Mbo Hyacinthe has said that the implementation of the Flegt scheme is not only urgent but an imperative within his area of jurisdiction. In an exclusive interview he granted Cameroon Concord at the Yaounde Mont Febe Hotel, Mba Mbo Hyacinthe praised the excellent cooperation that exist between the councils and the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife. The mayor of Ambam observed that the Minister of Forestry and Wildlife, Ngole Philip Ngwese has made it abundantly clear that the certificate of legality is mandatory for all forest sector business operators. 

Mayor Mba Mbo revealed his plans for Ambam saying he "is approaching development with pride and dignity." Asked if he plans to seek another mandate in 2018, the mayor hinted that it was for the people of Ambam to make that decision. The mayor was in the nation's capital Yaounde where he participated in a forum organized by the ministry of forestry and wildlife grouping councils with forest resources.

It is vital to include in this report that the FLEGT Voluntary Partnership Agreement signed between Cameroon and the European Union aims to fight against illegal logging. A highly placed official at the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife told Cameroon Concord that the purpose of the FLEGT agreement is to improve on governance in the forest sector and ensure that timber and its by products of domestic or foreign origin, processed in Cameroon, comply with forestry laws and regulations before export to the European market.