TNPSC Thervupettagam

India - CITES RST

November 18 , 2023 246 days 258 0
  • India has been removed from Review of Significant Trade (RST) for Red Sanders, under Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).
  • This can be a major boost to farmers who grow Red Sanders for export.
  • India was under the Review of Significant Trade (RST) process for Red Sanders since 2004.
  • The CITES RST process enables disciplinary action in the form of trade suspensions directed at countries that do not meet their obligations.
  • Red sander (Pterocarpus santalinus) is a high market value tree, endemic to few districts in Andhra Pradesh.
  • India has been a party to the CITES since 1976. 

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