Challenges of Conservation and Sustainable Management of African Rosewood
2019年8月30日 · West Africa is experiencing overexploitation of P. erinaceus which is the world’s leading rosewood-producing region. This region accounts for 80% by volume of all rosewood log export to China in 2016.
CITES takes unprecedented steps to stop the illegal African rosewood ...
2022年3月28日 · A large body of evidence has demonstrated illegalities in rosewood supply chains, including harvesting in contravention of national laws, smuggling, transshipment, and documented links to corruption and conflict. Rosewood has become the most trafficked group of endangered species, and African rosewood is by far the most trafficked rosewood.
Vulnerability of African Rosewood (Pterocarpus erinaceus, …
2019年11月20日 · Climatic resilience of the African Rosewood is an essential asset for its conservation and opens up interesting opportunities for its silviculture and valorization as a first-rate multi-purpose species in West Africa.
The Rosewood Trade: An Illicit Trail from Forest to Furniture
2019年1月29日 · The most widely traded illegal wild product in the world today is rosewood, an endangered hardwood prized for its use in traditional Chinese furniture. An e360 investigation follows the trail of destruction and corruption from the forests of Madagascar to furniture showrooms in China.
Guibourtia - Wikipedia
Guibourtia is a flowering plant genus in the family Fabaceae, also known by the common names as Rhodesian copalwood, African Rosewood, amazique, bubinga, kevazingo, and ovangkol.
Reducing the over exploitation of Rosewood in Northern Ghana
In Ghana, African rosewood (Pterocarpus erinaceus) is known locally as ‘Kpatro or Krayie’ and is found in parts of Brong Ahafo, Volta, Northern, Upper East and Upper West regions of Ghana. It is predominant in the Forest-Savanna Transition, Sudan Savanna and Guinean Savanna ecological zones.
The Rosewood Racket — EIA
2017年11月9日 · The results of a two-year investigation by EIA, The Rosewood Racket details the journey of illegal African rosewood, also known as “kosso,” from the remote forests of Nigeria beset by illegal logging to luxury furniture boutiques in China, despite protections placed on this threatened tree species by the Convention on International Trade in ...
Bubinga | The Wood Database (Hardwood)
Common Name(s): Bubinga, kevazingo, African rosewood. Scientific Name: Guibourtia spp., the three principal species are G. demeusei, G. pellegriniana, and G. tessmannii. Distribution: Equatorial Africa. Tree Size: 130-150 ft (40-45 m) tall, 3-6 ft (1-2 m) trunk diameter. Average Dried Weight: 56 lbs/ft 3 (890 kg/m 3)
Pterocarpus erinaceus - Forest Center
2019年7月23日 · Common Names: African rosewood, Senegal rosewood (English), Aze egu (Igbo) Osun-dudu, Apepe (Yoruba), Ukpeka (Edo). Fruits/seeds: circular, flattened pod with a papery, finely veined wing and prickles on the seed-bearing portion which contains 1 – 2 dark red-brown, kidney-shaped seeds.
Assessing the Threat, Distribution and Conservation of African Rosewood ...
2023年4月18日 · The African rosewood (Pterocarpus erinaceous) has been subjected to extensive illicit and unsustainable extraction because of the high demand for its timber for the manufacture of high-end furniture. The tree species is native of the Guineo-Sudanian and Sudano-Sahelian zones where natural stands are under constant pressure.