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
Dalbergia cochinchinensis Siamese rosewood Viet Nam
CR
Critically Endangered
 Decorative and aesthetic, Materials and construction Logging and/or Wood Harvesting Yes, considered unsustainable 2 years ago
Rhynchobatus australiae Bottlenose wedgefish Indonesia, Indian Ocean - eastern
CR
Critically Endangered
 Food and feed Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources Yes, considered unsustainable 2023 2 years ago
Sphyrna lewini Scalloped hammerhead shark Indonesia, Indian Ocean - western
CR
Critically Endangered
 Food and feed, Decorative and aesthetic Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources No, sustainability not determined 2023 2 years ago
Commiphora wightii Gugal, Guggul, Mukul India
CR
Critically Endangered
 Medicine and hygiene, Energy, Decorative and aesthetic Other -- Resin tapping Yes, considered unsustainable 2018 2 years 8 months ago