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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
Swietenia mahagoni Bigleaf Mahogany Bolivia, Plurinational States of, Brazil, Peru
NT
Near Threatened
Medicine and hygiene, Decorative and aesthetic, Materials and construction Logging and/or Wood Harvesting No, sustainability not determined 2008 1 year 5 months ago
Pericopsis elata afrormosia, assamela Cameroon
EN
Endangered
Decorative and aesthetic, Materials and construction Logging and/or Wood Harvesting No, sustainability not determined 2008 1 year 5 months ago
Vicugna vicugna Vicuna, Huari Peru
LC
Least Concern
Materials and construction, Other -- Specifically, wool fibre. Collecting or harvesting parts or products from wild animals (e.g., eggs, wild honey, vicuna fibre) Yes, considered sustainable 2008 1 year 5 months ago
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
Cycas circinalis Jangli madan must ka phul; India
EN
Endangered
Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene, Materials and construction Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild No, sustainability not determined 2008 1 year 5 months ago
Pericopsis elata Afromosia, Assamela Cameroon
EN
Endangered
Materials and construction Logging and/or Wood Harvesting Yes, considered sustainable 2009 1 year 5 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
Pericopsis elata Afromosia Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
EN
Endangered
Decorative and aesthetic, Materials and construction Logging and/or Wood Harvesting Yes, considered sustainable 2014 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
Gonystylus bancanus ramin tree Malaysia
CR
Critically Endangered
Medicine and hygiene, Energy, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Materials and construction Logging and/or Wood Harvesting No, sustainability not determined 2015 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 5 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
Betula pendula Silver Birch Finland
LC
Least Concern
Medicine and hygiene, Energy, Decorative and aesthetic, Materials and construction Logging and/or Wood Harvesting Yes, considered sustainable 2020 2 years 4 months ago
Swietenia macrophylla Big leaf mahogany Mexico
VU
Vulnerable
Decorative and aesthetic, Materials and construction Logging and/or Wood Harvesting No, sustainability not determined 2022 2 years 4 months ago
Ursus maritimus Polar bear Canada
VU
Vulnerable
Food and feed, Collection/display, Other -- Ceremony and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic, Materials and construction Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2009 2 years 4 months ago
Crocodylus Acutus Crocodile ( NNg'wena or Ng'na) in local Cibemba or Cinyanja Languages respectively. Zambia
VU
Vulnerable
Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene, Collection/display, Learning and education, Scientific Research, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic, Materials and construction Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2013 9 months 4 weeks ago
Prunus africana African Cherry Cameroon
VU
Vulnerable
Medicine and hygiene, Materials and construction, Other -- Monetary, Pharmaceutical, Timber Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild No, sustainability not determined 2019 8 months 1 week ago
Euphorbia antisyphilitica Candelilla Mexico
LC
Least Concern
Materials and construction, Other -- Monetary Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered sustainable 2022 7 months 3 weeks ago
Bulnesia sarmientoi Guaiacwood, Holy Wood Paraguay
LC
Least Concern
Medicine and hygiene, Decorative and aesthetic, Materials and construction, Other -- Monetary Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered sustainable 2022 7 months 3 weeks 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