The Minister of Water, Forests, the Sea, the Environment, responsible for the climate plan and the land use plan, Professor Lee White announced at a press conference his intention to plant 200,000 hectares of wood to enhance the contribution of the forest sector to GDP over the next 5 years « At the moment I am not at all satisfied with the contribution of the forest to the economy of Gabon. I want to multiply by ten the contribution of the forest in the GDP. We are considering about 200,000 hectares of forest plantation with woods growing rapidly over the next 5 years, « said the Minister. This investment will create at least 15 to 20,000 jobs. It will make it possible to multiply by 5 the production in cubic meters of wood in Gabon.
