Good Day for Rosewoods as Species Get More Protection

Published by: Voices for Mekong Forest

September 29 has proved to be a major day for forests as 183 countries at the CITES 17th Conference of the Parties (CoP17) agreed to boost protection for dalbergia rosewoods. The Committee session introduced three separate Dalbergia proposals, all met with overwhelming support by the Parties which demonstrated a greater awareness of the threats posed by illegal logging and trade on the conservation status of this species in response to surging demand from China’s Hongmu furniture market.

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Field	Value
Document type	Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs
Language of document	English
Topics	Forest policy and administration Forest protection Forest trade and finance International laws and treaties Laws and regulations Logging and timber
Geographic area (spatial range)	Cambodia Lao People's Democratic Republic Thailand Viet Nam
Copyright	Yes
Access and use constraints	©2018 Environmental Investigation Agency Trust Ltd. No known access and use constraints.
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License	CC-BY-3.0-IGO
Contact	ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY (EIA) 62/63 Upper Street London N1 0NY, UK Tel: +44 (0) 20 7354 7960 Fax: +44 (0) 20 7354 7961 email: ukinfo@eia-international.org www.eia-international.org
Author (corporate)	Environmental Investigation Agency
Publisher	Environmental Investigation Agency
Publication date	2016
Keywords	V4MF,FLEGT,Siamese Rosewood,Endangere species
Date uploaded	July 23, 2018, 21:30 (UTC)
Date modified	October 21, 2018, 05:08 (UTC)