Update: Lesser known timber species (LKTS) from Congo Basin

After a successful meeting in Libreville in June 2018, the FSC Congo Basin Business Encounter, a working group called LKTS Congo Basin was founded. One of the main action points is to develop markets for lesser known timber species (LKTS) from certified forests in Congo Basin The selected species are:

Alep (Desbordesia insignis ) – Amouk – Andoung (Aphanocalyx hedinii ) – Eveus (Klainedoxa gabonensis) – Eyoum (Dialium spp.) – Gombé (Didelotia spp.) – Movingui – Olon (Fagara heitzii) – Ozigo (Dacryodes Buettneri) In picture: Klaus Schmidt of Cross Trade Bremen Germany- Kristian Jorgensen FSC Denmark – Ewa Bazydlo Lathams -Emmanuel Groutel Wale/CBG France - Jan M. Kemps Hotim Netherlands – Gijs Burgman Wijma Netherlands - Ben Romein FSC Netherlands (project coordinator) – Benoit Jobbe-Duval ATIBT France – Dirk Debussche Vandecasteele Houtimport Belgium