A. Species
Scientific name: Gonystylus spp.
Common name(s): Ramin
Global IUCN Red List Threat Status:
B. Location of use
Geographic location(s):
- Kalimantan
- Sumatera
Country/Region:
C. Scale of assessment
Scale of assessment: Sub-national / Sub-region / Sub-State
Name/Details of location: Sumatra - Acel, Riau, Jambi, and South Sumatra; Kalimantan - Central, South, and East.
D. Timescale of use
Start Year: 2001
End Year: 2010
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: Materials and construction
Motivation of use: 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?: 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 sustainable
Details of assessment carried out: This Non-detriment Guidance report
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: The licenced harvest and export of ramin by Diamond Raya Timber is considered sustainable in this record.
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: This Non-detriment Guidance report
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: As operated by Diamond Raya Timber.
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
Collect better data. Check for quota vs harvest discrepancies. Ensure all authorities involved - Forest Service, BKSDA, and Customs and Excise - operate in coordination to regulate and police ramin export.
Record source
Information about the record source: grey_lit
Date of publication/issue/production: 2011-01-01T00:00:00+0000
Source Reference(s):
Task Force on Trade in Ramin, Trade Control and Monitoring
Under Thematic Program on ENSURING INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN CITES-LISTED TIMBER SPECIES ISCONSISTENT WITH THEIR SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION. (2011).
Puja Utama.
Directorate of Biodiversity Conservation Directorate General of Forest Protection and Nature Conservation, MoF.
Jakarta, Indonesia.
Date of record entry: 2023-09-21