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
Amazona auropalliata Yellow nape Amazon parrot, Lora nuca amarilla Nicaragua
CR
Critically Endangered
 Keeping/companionship/display Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2008 1 year 5 months ago
Tillandsia xerographica Tillandsia - bromeliad, Gallito, Clavel del Aire Guatemala
Keeping/companionship/display Cultivation Yes, considered sustainable 2008 1 year 5 months ago
Ceratozamia mirandae cycad Mexico
EN
Endangered
 Food and feed, Keeping/companionship/display, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Conservation Management Cultivation Yes, considered sustainable 2008 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