Wed, 06/01/2005 - 12:00
Date Of Record Entry
Thu, 01/13/2022 - 12:00
Type of wild species covered by the record
Wild species used in its natural habitat
Stage of the value chain covered by the record
Record Source
Scientific publication (e.g., journal articles and book chapters independently peer-reviewed )
Big-Leaf Mahogany on CITES Appendix II: Big Challenge, Big Opportunity
Unknown/not recorded
Is the species endemic HIDE
No
Population Status
Unknown/not recorded
Formal international protection in place
National Level
Unknown/not recorded
Threats/Pressures impacting the conservation of the species
Population Trend
Unknown/not recorded
Sub-national Level
Unknown/not recorded
Additional Details (if available)
This species is the most commercially important of the mahoganies. The level of exploitation has led to the exhaustion of supplies particularly in the northern parts of its range. Regeneration of the species is stochastic, depending in nature on large-scale disturbance. This ecological strategy makes mahogany vulnerable to logging regimes. Harvesting and processing are generally only 50 percent efficient. There is, at present, little economic incentive to manage natural stands sustainably.
Scientific Name
Swietenia macrophylla
Type of Use
Extractive (i.e., the entire organism or parts of the organism are removed from its environment )
If extractive, for the target species, is this use
Lethal
How is the primary use carried out?
Are specific characteristics/traits being targeted?
Unknown/not recorded
Purpose of Use
Largescale commercial exploitation for trade
What is the main end use for any living organisms, parts or products taken/extracted?
What is the trend in the level of offtake within the period covered by this record?
Is there a regulatory or customary regime in place to govern this use?
Additional Details (if available)
Appendix II listing, the second-most stringent category of CITES protection, requires verification that internationally traded individuals or volumes of listed species have been harvested legally and in a manner that is not detrimental to their role in ecosystems where they naturally occur; however, legislation clearly mandating CITES implementation does not yet exist in some range nations; agencies responsible for evaluation and control of forest management often lack the the technical and enforcement resources to ensure legal compliance;
Is the site legally/formally protected?
Unknown/not recorded
Is the use part of a strategy to generate conservation incentives, to finance conservation, or to improve tolerance/stewardship?
Yes
Is there evidence that the use is affecting the conservation status of the species? HIDE
No – no clear evidence of the impact of use compared to other factors influencing
Is there evidence that the use is affecting natural selection?
Unknown/not recorded
Is there evidence that the use is affecting poaching of illegal wildlife trade?
Unknown/not reported
Is there any evidence that this use of the species is having a knock-on effect on the status of non-target species
Unknown/not recorded
Unknown/not recorded
No assessment has been recorded
Has a valuation of financial flows from this use at the site/national/international level been recorded
No
Contribution to GDP
Unknown/not recorded
Has any assessment of socio-economic sustainability been recorded
No assessment recorded
Has the use of the species been recorded as resulting in changes to human health in this record?
Unknown/not recorded
Has the species in use been noted as being of particular disease risk to humans?
Unknown/not recorded
Has the use of the species resulted in changes to animal welfare in this record?
Unknown/not recorded
Are there particular practices which have increased the risk to human or animal health or welfare in the use of this species?
Unknown/not recorded
Does the use of this species increase susceptibility to pathogen spread?
Unknown/not recorded
Unknown/not recorded
Strong community governance/institutions/rights for wildlife management
Absent
Supportive policy and legislative framework
Absent
Adequate capacity to implement and enforce governance arrangements
Absent
Good alignment of legal protections with local cultural values and traditional
Absent
Support from Government
Absent
High financial returns from use
Absent
Abundant population of target species
Absent
Biological characteristics of target species
Absent
Capacity building of community
Absent
Establishment and implementation of species and/or area management plan
Absent
Effective private sector approach engagement through certification
Absent
Good benefit-sharing mechanism
Absent
Good Market Strategies
Absent
Is this use legal or illegal?
Source Reference(s)
Grogan, J., & Barreto, P. (2005). Big-Leaf Mahogany on CITES Appendix II: Big Challenge, Big Opportunity. Conservation Biology, 19(3), 973–976. http://www.jstor.org/stable/3591090
this study is looking at whether the CITES Appendix II listing of 2003 can help solve the bug leaf mahogany harvesting problem.
Threats/pressures impacting the species at the scale of this record
Who is involved in the use?
Is there any gender/age specificity in the various roles
Unknown/not recorded
How many of these local jobs accure to the following categories?
How many people outside the local area are employed
Is there any evidence of other economic benefits associated with this use beyond direct income and jobs
Unknown/Not recorded
IUCN National Red List Category
IUCN Global Red List Category
Green Status Global Category