A. Species
Scientific name: Swietenia macrophylla
Common name(s): Big leaf mahogany
Global IUCN Red List Threat Status: Vulnerable
B. Location of use
Geographic location(s):
- Quintana Roo
Country/Region: Mexico
C. Scale of assessment
Scale of assessment: Sub-national / Sub-region / Sub-State
Name/Details of location: Mayan ejido of X-hazil, central portion of the state of Quintana Roo, in southeastern Mexico
D. Timescale of use
Start Year: 2020
End Year: 2020
E. Information about the use
How is the wild species sourced?: Wild species sourced from its natural habitat
Type of use: Extractive
Practice of use: Logging and/or Wood Harvesting
Lethal or non-lethal: Lethal
Does this use involve take/extraction of: The whole entire organism
Purpose(s) of end use: Decorative and aesthetic and Materials and construction
Motivation of use: Basic subsistence, Income generation from trade (individual/household/community) and Largescale commercial exploitation for trade
Is this use legal or illegal?: Legal under national law
F. Information about the Users
Which stakeholder(s) does the record primarily focus on?: Local people and National / local government
G. Information about the sustainability of use
Is there evidence that the use is having an impact on the target species?: Wild species sourced from its natural habitat
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an ecological perspective been recorded?: No, sustainability not determined
Details of assessment carried out: this study
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: Mahogany extraction from non-plantation forests needs to be moderated according to site quality and site-specific growth rates to remain sustainable
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an economic perspective been recorded?: No, sustainability not determined
Details of assessment carried out: this study
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: Mahogany extraction from non-plantation forests needs to be moderated according to site quality and site-specific growth rates to remain sustainable
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from a social perspective been recorded?: No, sustainability not determined
Details of assessment carried out: this study
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: Mahogany extraction from non-plantation forests needs to be moderated according to site quality and site-specific growth rates to remain sustainable
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from a human health perspective been recorded?: not recorded
Details of assessment carried out: study does not investigate this
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: study does not investigate this
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an animal health/welfare perspective been recorded?: not recorded
Details of assessment carried out: study does not investigate this
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: study does not investigate this
Recommendations provided in the record to maintain or enhance the sustainability of the use of the target species
Mahogany extraction from non-plantation forests needs to be moderated according to site quality and site-specific growth rates to remain sustainable
Record source
Information about the record source: scientific_pub
Date of publication/issue/production: 2022-01-01T00:00:00+0000
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Date of record entry: 2022-11-09