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 8 months ago
Swietenia macrophylla, Mahogany Brazil
Decorative and aesthetic, Materials and construction Logging and/or Wood Harvesting Yes, considered unsustainable 2013 1 year 10 months ago
Gonystylus spp. Ramin Indonesia
Materials and construction Logging and/or Wood Harvesting Yes, considered sustainable 2011 1 year 10 months ago
Gonystylus spp. Ramin Indonesia
Materials and construction Logging and/or Wood Harvesting No, sustainability not determined 2011 1 year 10 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 7 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 7 months ago
Senegalia senegal Acacia Senegal Sudan
Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene, Energy, Materials and construction Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered sustainable 3 weeks 5 days ago
Vachellia seyal Shittah Tree, Red Acacia Sudan
Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene, Energy, Materials and construction Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered sustainable 3 weeks 5 days ago
Guaiacum sanctum Lignum vitae, Guayacan, Palo santo Mexico
Medicine and hygiene, Materials and construction Logging and/or Wood Harvesting not recorded 2008 2 months 2 weeks ago
Khaya anthotheca Umbaua, East African Mahogany, White Mahogany Mozambique
Medicine and hygiene, Materials and construction Logging and/or Wood Harvesting Yes, considered unsustainable 2024 3 months ago
Rhodiola rosea Golden root, Roseroot, Rosenroot, Kalverot Norway
Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene, Materials and construction Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered sustainable 2023 3 months 3 weeks ago
Khaya ivorensis African mahogany, Lagos mahogany Nigeria
Materials and construction Logging and/or Wood Harvesting Yes, considered unsustainable 2020 5 days 7 hours ago