In Gabon, a Community’s Plea Against Logging Paves the Way for a New Reserve

Takeways:

• Gabon’s environmental minister recently announced an end to the logging of the Massaha ancestral forest in the country’s northeast.
• This is the first time an area will be declared protected at the request of the resident community.
• “I ask Transport Bois Négoce International to leave quickly and remove all the remaining logs from the site in order to preserve the area. After that, we will discuss what needs to be done with the elders” said Minister Lee White.

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