Preliminary report on the African timber trends study

Abstract

This paper deals with timber trends and prospects in 22 countries of Western Africa (17 countries of the West Coast, from Mauritania in the north to Cong Leopoldville in the South, plus Mali, Upper Volta, Niger, Chad and the Central African Republic), and three countries of Equatorial East Africa (Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika), with special reference to existing forest resources and timber industries, present and future consumption of wood products, and the trade in wood.