A. Species
Scientific name: Gonystylus bancanus
Common name(s): ramin tree
Global IUCN Red List Threat Status: Critically Endangered
B. Location of use
Geographic location(s):
- Malaysia
Country/Region:
C. Scale of assessment
Scale of assessment: National Level
Name/Details of location: Malaysia
D. Timescale of use
Start Year: 2012
End Year: 2014
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: Medicine and hygiene, Energy, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression 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 and Some use is legal and some is illegal
F. Information about the Users
Which stakeholder(s) does the record primarily focus on?: not recorded
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: CITES Non detriment findings
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an economic perspective been recorded?: Yes, considered sustainable
Details of assessment carried out: CITES Non detriment findings; implicit
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: many products derived from this species
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
The developed database and website will be regularly updated with current information and FRIM will take the responsibility to monitor the updated information placed on the website. The information that is shared in MyCITES can be used by the relevant government agencies in Malaysia, particularly the forestry authority to have better understanding on these species in the natural forest and enhancing better management of this species in the future. 4.2 Conclusion
Record source
Information about the record source: formal_data_stats
Date of publication/issue/production: 2015-01-01T00:00:00+0000
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Date of record entry: 2023-09-19