A. Species
Scientific name: Bulnesia sarmientoi
Common name(s): Guaiacwood, Holy Wood
Global IUCN Red List Threat Status: Least Concern
B. Location of use
Geographic location(s):
- Paraguay
Country/Region:
C. Scale of assessment
Scale of assessment: National Level
Name/Details of location: Gran Chaco, Paraguay
D. Timescale of use
Start Year: 2022
End Year: 2022
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: Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild
Lethal or non-lethal: Lethal
Does this use involve take/extraction of: Only parts or products of the organism
Purpose(s) of end use: Medicine and hygiene, Decorative and aesthetic, Materials and construction and Monetary
Motivation of use: Basic subsistence, Income generation from trade (individual/household/community) and Largescale commercial exploitation for trade
Is this use legal or illegal?: not recorded
F. Information about the Users
Which stakeholder(s) does the record primarily focus on?: Local people, Non-local Internal and Non-local External
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: CITES Livelihood Case Study findings
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: In 2014, a quota was set, ensuring that the population is not over exploited. In addition, Nelixia (a private company) promotes the sustainable management and conservation of forests in Gran Chaco showcasing that there is value in forests
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an economic perspective been recorded?: not recorded
Details of assessment carried out: CITES Livelihood Case Study Findings
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from a social perspective been recorded?: not recorded
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: While the record
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
Additional auditing regulations Improving traceability
Record source
Information about the record source: formal_data_stats
Date of publication/issue/production: 2022-01-01T00:00:00+0000
Source Reference(s):
Nynke Blömer (TRAFFIC) and Elisa Aragon (Nelixia), Edited by Dilys Roe
Date of record entry: 2024-07-19