The environment minister Rohey Jones Manjang has said since local consumption of timber is legal, government cannot seize timber stockpiles in garages and compounds. She was, however, quick to add that any attempt to move timber out of the country would not be tolerated. “If any container is moved or[Read More…]
Tag: Timber Trade
Gov’t Says D2.4bn Worth Of Timber Hidden Across Gambia
Barely a month after The Gambia’s banning of its timber trade and revoking all existing export licensees, officials at the Environment Ministry estimate that some 46,000 cubic metres loaded in some 2,000 containers are believed to be hidden within the country. With an average value of USS$23,000 per container, the[Read More…]
Editorial: This Timber Trade Is Inimical To Our National Security!
The threat dynamics of the timber export and re-export trade to The Gambia could be identified in our relations with Senegal as well as the spill-over effects of any confrontation between the warring parties in Casamance. Historians will tell you that this Casamance insurrection had put lots of wrinkles on[Read More…]
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