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Since 1996, the amount of timber harvested in Cameroon to supply domestic and regional markets has increased by a factor of 10. Montée Parc (pictured) is the largest domestic timber market in the Cameroon capital, Yaoundé. Its growth has mirrored that of the industry. CIFOR/ Charlie Pye-Smith

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