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Wednesday, April 2, 2008 - Web posted at 7:10:31 GMT Timber harvesting permits suspended in Rundu RUNDU - The Rundu District Forestry office has suspended issuing permits for harvesting timber in communal areas in an effort to minimise the over-harvesting of trees. |
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The decision to stop issuing timber harvesting permits came into effect in November last year, and was prompted by increasing cases of illegal logging and the non-compliance of permit holders who were harvesting live trees instead of dead trees as stipulated in their permits. Rundu District Forestry officer Mwiikinghi Jonas told Nampa yesterday that his office had realised that most people who were issued with harvesting permits in the past never complied with the provisions in their permits, hence the decision to stop issuing licences. "The office is not allowing anyone to cut live or dead trees in communal areas anymore. People are not adhering to the conditions as per permits given to them, they are over-harvesting", said the forestry officer. He said last year alone, about 40 cases of illegal logging were reported to the District Forestry office. Jonas advised those wishing to apply for timber harvesting permits to do so with the community forestry offices, and not with the District Forestry office any longer. He warned that anyone found in possession of forest products will be liable to a fine of up to N$8 000 or two years' imprisonment, or both. Nampa |
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