A. Species
Scientific name: Khaya anthotheca
Common name(s): Umbaua, East African Mahogany, White Mahogany
Global IUCN Red List Threat Status:
B. Location of use
Geographic location(s):
- Mozambique
Country/Region:
C. Scale of assessment
Scale of assessment: National Level
Name/Details of location: Mozambique
D. Timescale of use
Start Year: 2018
End Year: 2023
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 and Materials and construction
Motivation of use: Income generation from trade (individual/household/community) and Largescale commercial exploitation for trade
Is this use legal or illegal?: Some use is legal and some is illegal
F. Information about the Users
Which stakeholder(s) does the record primarily focus on?: Local people, National / local government and 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 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 authors state that the impact severity of harvesting is medium to high and that the current management measures are not adequate to mitigate the harvest and trade impact.
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 make many suggestions for the nationally forestry authority, including updating the trade status of the species and that quotas need to be commented on by the scientific authority.
Record source
Information about the record source: grey_lit
Date of publication/issue/production: 2024-01-01T00:00:00+0000
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Date of record entry: 2025-05-02