1. James Mayers June 2015 1 DOCUMENT TITLE Author name Date James Mayers June 2015 Progress to date China-Africa Forest Governance Project

2. James Mayers June 2015 2 DOCUMENT TITLE China-Africa forest land issues – in numbers 50% of world’s tropical timber exports, 75% of Africa’s timber exports, and 90% of Mozambique’s, go to China 85% of forest exports to China from Cameroon are logs 6 Chinese forest product companies in Uganda, supplying Chinese infrastructure projects 2½ times more investment in Cameroon from China than from any other country, 80% of this in infrastructure 70 Chinese mining enterprises in Katanga, DRC 31% of capital invested in agricultural projects in Mozambique is of Chinese origin US$200 billion Africa-China trade, set to double by 2020 = Major challenge to sustainability

3. James Mayers June 2015 3 DOCUMENT TITLE Countries and partners China. Chinese Academy of Forestry (CAF), Global Environmental Institute (GEI) Cameroon. Centre for Environment and Development (CED), Network for Environment and Sustainable Development (NESDA) Democratic Republic of Congo. Reseaux Ressources Naturelles (RRN) Uganda. Advocates Coalition for Development and Environment (ACODE) Mozambique. Terra Firma International. International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Funding. Department for International Development, UK

4. James Mayers June 2015 4 DOCUMENT TITLE Objectives and scope Improve Chinese investment in African forest land use – for sustainability and livelihoods Evidence, capacity, policy and practice Forest products, agribusiness, mining and infrastructure Work with companies, supply chains, governments, partnerships Report to China-Africa Forest Platform Started 2014, finishes 2017

5. James Mayers June 2015 5 DOCUMENT TITLE Work done to date Diagnostics in all 5 countries Briefings, website, newsletters Investigative journalism supported 20+ information posts in Chinese to 107 WeChat users on Cameroon, 86 users on DRC, ⅓ of all of them local traders Learning events with Chinese businesses in Mozambique and China Policy openings with forest authorities in Uganda and Mozambique

6. James Mayers June 2015 6 DOCUMENT TITLE Example of the potential China-Africa forest product trade is price sensitive, focused on few species, top 30 processors and traders in China import 80% and are geographically clustered = Much potential for well-targeted work on capacity, policy and company practice

7. James Mayers June 2015 7 DOCUMENT TITLE Plans ahead Understand Chinese investments and supply chain pressure points Collaboration on legal compliance and incentives with companies in Cameroon, DRC, Mozambique and China Strengthen policy engagement and partnerships with e.g. FOCAC and FLEGT More of this Platform!