Species Use Database

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Dive into the database and discover which species are being used, where and how.
What is it being used for? Is the use sustainable?
Is the species in use threatend with extinction?

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Target species scientific name Common name(s) Geographic location IUCN Red List status Purpose(s) of end use Practice of use Record considered ecologically sustainable / unsustainable Publication date Entered
Bambusa sp. Bamboo India
Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene, Energy, Other -- Ceremony and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic, Materials and construction, Conservation Management Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered sustainable 2020 2 years 5 months ago
Cibotium barometz golden moss Viet Nam
Medicine and hygiene Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered sustainable 2008 1 year 7 months ago
Gonystylus spp. Ramin Indonesia
Materials and construction Logging and/or Wood Harvesting Yes, considered sustainable 2011 1 year 7 months ago
Nardostachys grandiflora Jatamasi Nepal
Medicine and hygiene Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered sustainable 2018 1 year 7 months ago
Vanda coerulea blue vanda Thailand
Keeping/companionship/display, Learning and education, Decorative and aesthetic, Recreation, Conservation Management Cultivation Yes, considered sustainable 2008 1 year 6 months ago