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
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 3 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 5 months ago
Nardostachys grandiflora Jatamans, Indian nard, Balchhad, Bulthe, mushkbala Nepal
Medicine and hygiene Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered unsustainable 2008 1 year 5 months ago
Hippocampus spp. Seahorses Indonesia
Medicine and hygiene, Decorative and aesthetic Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources No, sustainability not determined 2018 2 years 3 months ago
Gonystylus spp. Ramin Indonesia
Materials and construction Logging and/or Wood Harvesting Yes, considered sustainable 2011 1 year 5 months ago
Gonystylus spp. Ramin Indonesia
Materials and construction Logging and/or Wood Harvesting No, sustainability not determined 2011 1 year 5 months ago
Gonystylus spp. Ramin Malaysia
Scientific Research Logging and/or Wood Harvesting No, sustainability not determined 2014 1 year 5 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 5 months ago
Pteropus vampyrus Large Flying-fox Philippines
Food and feed Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2021 2 years 3 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 5 months ago
Auxis spp. Bonitos Indonesia
Food and feed Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources Yes, considered unsustainable 2021 2 years 2 months ago
Vespa basalis Black-bellied hornet India
Food and feed Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals No, sustainability not determined 2019 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
Varanus salvator Water monitor Indonesia
Food and feed, Decorative and aesthetic Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals No, sustainability not determined 2020 2 years 3 months ago
Apis dorsata Asian honey bee Indonesia
Food and feed Collecting or harvesting parts or products from wild animals (e.g., eggs, wild honey, vicuna fibre) No, sustainability not determined 2020 2 years 2 months ago