Species Use Database

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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
Gonystylus bancanus ramin tree Malaysia
CR
Critically Endangered
 Decorative and aesthetic, Materials and construction Logging and/or Wood Harvesting Yes, considered unsustainable 2008 1 year 5 months ago
Aquilaria malaccensis Agarwood, Gaharu, Aloeswood, Eaglewood Malaysia
CR
Critically Endangered
 Medicine and hygiene, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic, Other -- Aromatherapy, burnt offerings, incense. Logging and/or Wood Harvesting Yes, considered unsustainable 2008 1 year 5 months ago
Pterocarpus santalinus red sanders, red sandalwood India
EN
Endangered
 Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene, Energy, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic, Materials and construction Logging and/or Wood Harvesting Yes, considered unsustainable 2012 1 year 5 months ago
Swietenia macrophylla, Mahogany Brazil
Decorative and aesthetic, Materials and construction Logging and/or Wood Harvesting Yes, considered unsustainable 2013 1 year 5 months ago
Prunus africana African cherry Cameroon
VU
Vulnerable
 Medicine and hygiene Logging and/or Wood Harvesting Yes, considered unsustainable 2010 1 year 5 months ago
Millettia laurentii Wengé Cameroon
EN
Endangered
 Materials and construction Logging and/or Wood Harvesting Yes, considered unsustainable 1 year 5 months ago
Pterocarpus santalinus red Sander tree India
EN
Endangered
 Decorative and aesthetic, Materials and construction, Conservation Management Logging and/or Wood Harvesting Yes, considered unsustainable 2019 1 year 6 months ago
Dalbergia cochinchinensis Siamese rosewood Viet Nam
CR
Critically Endangered
 Decorative and aesthetic, Materials and construction Logging and/or Wood Harvesting Yes, considered unsustainable 1 year 6 months ago
Pterocarpus erinaceus African Barwood, African Kino Tree, African Rosewood, African Teak, Kosso, Keno, Senegal Rosewood Ghana
EN
Endangered
 Materials and construction Logging and/or Wood Harvesting Yes, considered unsustainable 2023 3 weeks 3 days ago