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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
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
Millettia laurentii Wengé Cameroon
EN
Endangered
Materials and construction Logging and/or Wood Harvesting Yes, considered unsustainable 1 year 5 months ago
Carnegiea gigantea sahuaro Mexico
LC
Least Concern
Food and feed, Energy, Keeping/companionship/display, Decorative and aesthetic, Materials and construction Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered unsustainable 2008 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
Oxytenanthera abyssinica African lowland bamboo Ethiopia
Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene, Energy, Decorative and aesthetic, Materials and construction Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered unsustainable 2022 2 years 2 months ago
Laccifer lacca Lac beetle, Lac bug Indonesia
Medicine and hygiene, Decorative and aesthetic, Materials and construction, Other -- Produces shellac resin, used in paints and varnishes, cosmetics, food additive, candles, electrical wire insulation and textiles Collecting or harvesting parts or products from wild animals (e.g., eggs, wild honey, vicuna fibre) Yes, considered unsustainable 2019 2 years 2 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