The World Wide Fund for Nature is an international non-governmental organization founded in 1961, working in the field of wilderness preservation, and the reduction of human impact on the environment.

La Compagnie des Bois du Gabon (CBG) founded in 1980, is company with private and family capital. It obtained its first forest management licences in 1989. Over the years CBG has developed its activities including veneer and sawmill supplied by their forest concessions.