Gabon – Forest
– The Grande Mayumba project

Formerly known as SFM Africa, the ACDG group has launched its development programs in southern Gabon, particularly in Mayumba, Nyanga Province. The group, which has over 30 years of experience in developing high-end ecotourism in Africa, has secured long-term land use rights to consolidate and sustainably develop a 731,000-hectare area of forest and savannah in Nyanga Province, southern Gabon. 

The creation and development of forestry, agricultural, and ecotourism businesses, supported by regional infrastructure, is detailed in the Grande Mayumba Sustainable Development Plan, in accordance with Gabonese sustainable development law. One-third of the project area is designated as a protected area for conservation, to preserve the unique biodiversity of ecosystems located on the coast, in estuaries, mountains, and savannah. Over the next few years, more than US$160 million will be invested in Grande Mayumba's business activities and infrastructure, creating approximately 2,400 new jobs and promoting sustainable economic development in southern Gabon. Over a 25-year period, the emission of more than 200 million tons of carbon in the project area will be avoided, preventing any type of unplanned development, with its associated deforestation and ecosystem degradation.