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.

Interholco (IHC) is a global provider of wood, a leading company on international markets since 1962, producing and selling logs, lumber and laminated scantlings. IFO is a subsidiary of Interholco and holds a concession for the management of over 1.16 million hectares of forest in the Congo Basin. It is the largest FSC-certified concession in the Congo Basin.