A. Species
Scientific name: Gonystylus spp.
Common name(s): Ramin
Global IUCN Red List Threat Status:
B. Location of use
Geographic location(s):
- Sarawak
Country/Region:
C. Scale of assessment
Scale of assessment: Sub-national / Sub-region / Sub-State
Name/Details of location: Sarawak
D. Timescale of use
Start Year: 2013
End Year: 2013
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: Non-Lethal
Does this use involve take/extraction of: Only parts or products of the organism
Purpose(s) of end use: Scientific Research
Motivation of use: Population/Area Management
Is this use legal or illegal?: not recorded
F. Information about the Users
Which stakeholder(s) does the record primarily focus on?: 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?: No, sustainability not determined
Details of assessment carried out: This report
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: This report details a DNA barcoding sequence technique and database for the conservation of ramin, specifically because ramin species are critically endangered.
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an economic perspective been recorded?: not recorded
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
Record source
Information about the record source: grey_lit
Date of publication/issue/production: 2014-01-01T00:00:00+0000
Source Reference(s):
Bibian Diway
Lai Pei Sing
Kevin Ng Kit Siong
Tnah Lee Hong
Ng Chin Hong
Lee Soon Leong
Lucy Chong
Sarawak Forestry Corportation & ITTO.
Kuching, Sarawak, Malasia.
Date of record entry: 2023-09-19