Central African Forest Commission

The Central African Forest Commission is an intergovernmental organisation in Central Africa. Its goal is to manage the forests of Central Africa in a sustainable manner and is supported by the wildlife trade monitoring network TRAFFIC. The secretariat is based in Yaoundé, Cameroon. Raymond Mbitikon serves as its Executive Secretary.
Its four official languages are French, English, Spanish and Portuguese.

Member states

The Central African Forest Commission's eleven member states are:

History

COMIFAC was established in March 1999, through the "Declaration of Yaoundé". In February 2005, the organization adopted a "Convergence Plan for improved management and conservation of forests in Central Africa."

OFAC

Established in 2007, the Central African Forest Observatory is a specialized unit of the COMIFAC, which provides up-to-date and relevant data on the forests and ecosystems of the region, with the aim of informing policy-making and to promote better governance and sustainable management of natural resources.