Dutch timber firm Koninklijke Wijma penalised in Cameroon in 2002
Short record: the main facts, with sources. A full case file has not been prepared.
- The record does not name which of my species, waters, soils or forests were harmed.
Koninklijke Wijma, a timber company based in Kampen, was penalised in January 2002 for felling protected species and small-diameter trees in Cameroon. Greenpeace said it found Wijma-stamped logs outside the company's permit area.
- Koninklijke Wijma — timber felling concessions in Cameroon Greenpeace Netherlands
- Protected tree species and small-diameter trees in Cameroon — felled; the company was penalised for it Greenpeace Netherlands
What happened
Koninklijke Wijma, a timber company based in Kampen, held timber felling concessions in Cameroon, according to the sources reviewed.
In January 2002 Koninklijke Wijma was penalised for felling protected species and small-diameter trees; the penalty was 1,836,415 CFA francs, according to Greenpeace NL's 2002 record.
Greenpeace reported that it found Wijma-stamped logs 5 km outside the company's permit area.
In court and with insurers
Lawsuits and rulings
Insurers
What we don't know
Nature
- Not measured Harm to nature: The record holds no measurement of harm to nature.
Record
- Insufficient Reported but not verified: the Dutch state was a major customer of Koninklijke Wijma.
- None on record What the sources do not say: whether the company still holds concessions in Cameroon, or whether there was any penalty after 2002.
Did the harm stop?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
Who paid?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
Sources
Communities and civil society
- Greenpeace NL report on Wijma (2002)Greenpeace Netherlands · 2002