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Forest NGOs seek better enforcement of log law

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Civil society organisations in the forestry sector examined the provisions of Law No. 38-2024 on log production-sharing in Brazzaville on 29 October. They aim to put forward proposals to improve its implementation, the Congolese News Agency reports.

Civil society organisations active in the forestry sector in Congo-Brazzaville met on 29 October in Brazzaville to examine the law on production-sharing for logs and propose improvements to its implementation, the Congolese News Agency (ACI) reports.

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