Its goal is to manage the forests of Central Africa in a sustainable manner and is supported by the wildlife trade monitoring network TRAFFIC.
[3] Its four official languages are French, English, Spanish and Portuguese.
The Central African Forest Commission's eleven member states are:[4] COMIFAC was established in March 1999, through the "Declaration of Yaoundé".
[3] In February 2005, the organization adopted a "Convergence Plan for improved management and conservation of forests in Central Africa.
"[3] Established in 2007, the Central African Forest Observatory (OFAC) is a specialized unit of the COMIFAC, which provides up-to-date and relevant data on the forests and ecosystems of the region, with the aim of informing policy-making and to promote better governance and sustainable management of natural resources.