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CITES’s Report on Rosewoods
July 19 , 2024
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- The report provides CITES-listed rosewood species’ characteristics, ecosystem roles, regeneration rates, and threats.
- This information will help CITES parties make informed Non-Detriment Findings (NDFs).
- ‘Rosewood’ also called as “palisander” encompasses a wide range of tropical hardwoods in the Fabaceae (Leguminosae) family.
- CITES also issued guidelines for the sustainable harvest and trade of rosewood specimens.
- Appendix II of CITES include:
- Dalbergia latifolia (Malabar rosewood) and Dalbergia Sissoo (Shisham) are found in India and are listed as Vulnerable and Least Concern on IUCN red list.
- African rosewood is listed as endangered on IUCN red list.
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