A. Species
Scientific name: Pterocarpus erinaceus
Common name(s): African Barwood, African Kino Tree, African Rosewood, African Teak, Kosso, Keno, Senegal Rosewood
Global IUCN Red List Threat Status: Endangered
B. Location of use
Geographic location(s):
- Ghana
Country/Region:
C. Scale of assessment
Scale of assessment: National Level
Name/Details of location: Ghana
D. Timescale of use
Start Year: 2017
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: 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?: Illegal under national law
F. Information about the Users
Which stakeholder(s) does the record primarily focus on?: International 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 finding
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: The species is experiencing overexploitation in Ghana due to the high demand for timber, specifically for Chinese classical furniture. It is a threatened species and the population in Ghana is continuing to decline.
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
The authors suggest that if their estimated annual felling quotas are adhered to and the implementation of conservation measures are sustained, harvesting will be sustainable. They suggest felling quotas of 18,719.93 cubic meters per year on a 40 year cycle for terrestrial land outside of forest reserves and 18,719.93 cubic meters per year for 16 years for the underwater Pterocarpus erinaceus in the Volta Lake.
Record source
Information about the record source: grey_lit
Date of publication/issue/production: 2023-01-01T00:00:00+0000
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Date of record entry: 2025-02-20