A. Species
Scientific name: Dalbergia cochinchinensis
Common name(s): Siamese rosewood
Global IUCN Red List Threat Status: Critically Endangered
B. Location of use
Geographic location(s):
- Viet Nam
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C. Scale of assessment
Scale of assessment: National Level
Name/Details of location: Viet Nam
D. Timescale of use
Start Year: 2016
End Year: 2021
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?: Some use is legal and some is illegal
F. Information about the Users
Which stakeholder(s) does the record primarily focus on?: Local people, Non-local Internal, Non-local External, National / local government and National / local private sector
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?: Yes, considered unsustainable
Details of assessment carried out: CITES Non detriment findings
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: Wild Dalbergia populations have seriously declined and are now small and fragmented, especially Dalbergia cochinchinensis. Main threats to these species are illegal logging and trade, and habitat loss. The majority of legal trade of Dalbergia cochinchinensis was wild-sourced in 2018, while Dalbergia oliveri was pre-Convention in 2019.
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: CITES Non detriment findings
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: Forest management plans for sustainable harvest are being developed and the CTSP project for Vietnam (2019 – 2022) is developing a conservation and management plan for these two species to mainstream into the sustainable forest management plan of protected areas. Nevertheless, authors stress deficient manpower to enforce even already existing laws, including in highly protected areas.
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from a social perspective been recorded?: not recorded
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from a human health perspective been recorded?: not recorded
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an animal health/welfare perspective been recorded?: not recorded
Recommendations provided in the record to maintain or enhance the sustainability of the use of the target species
Completely develop and implement a management and conservation plan for Dalbergia cochinchinensis or Dalbergia oliveri at key distribution areas of Dak Uy SUF; Cat Tien, Bu Gia Map, Yok Don, Chu Mom Ray and Kon Ka Kinh national parks; Ea So, Kon Chu Rang and Dong Nai nature reserves; Tan Phu, Ham Thuan-Da Mi, Ia Grai, Duc Co, Chu Mo and Nam Song Ba watershed protection forests. Conduct population density and volume surveys of Dalbergia cochinchinensis and Dalbergia oliveri in the remaining areas (except for Dak Uy SUF, Yok Don national park, Cat Tien national park and Bu Gia Map national parks) to generate baseline data and establish monitoring regimes to help the evaluation of population trend in the future. Provide NDF training courses to representatives of key management and enforcement agencies to update conservation status, current harvest, threats, harvest management requirements and monitoring of Dalbergia cochinchinensis and Dalbergia oliveri to ensure that the wild populations will not be detrimental. Strengthen forest patrolling operations to stop illegal harvesting and stockpile leakage. Prohibit the harvest of Dalbergia cochinchinensis and Dalbergia oliveri timber from the wild as current populations are small and fragmented. Apply zero quota for the harvest and export of wild-taken timbers of these two species in the period of 2022 – 2027.
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Date of record entry: 2023-09-11