Deal #3214 Version #59363

Safbois has entered into a logging concession covering 348,000ha. Safbois has given Jadora full uncontested control of the project area covering 201,731.5ha, within this concession in 2009. The remaining 146,268.5ha remain under control of Safbois for logging activities. Safbois has also established an oil palm plantation within the concession area.

Safbois has given Jadora full uncontested control of the project area covering 201,731.5ha, within this concession in 2009. The remaining 146,268.5ha remain under control of Safbois for logging activities. Safbois has also established an oil palm plantation within the concession area. Within the REDD+ area an agricultural programme will be rolled out for the communities within the concession with the aim to increase productivity through “no burn” techniques. "In 2009 Safbois put an end to its logging program, converting it to an ecosystems service concession – setting the stage for the Isangi REDD+ project." The REDD+ project area contains one parcel of forest in the concession totaling 201,731.5 hectares. "In the case of Jadora/Safbois, the conversion from an exploitation to a conservation concession was strongly criticized by civil society and several non-governmental organizations. They contested the legality of the conversion and suspected it had been done to avoid the increasing scrutiny of and revolt against its illegal logging activities and the non-compliance with the social responsibility contract Safbois had with local communities. Some other critics claim that Safbois had been converted just because the company realized there were much less prime high value timber species than expected or that it had already harvested all of them, hence strongly decreasing the company’s revenues or even forcing its activities to stop."

Logging concession

The agreement between Safbois and Jadora for the REDD+ area was signed in 2009.