CITES Says More Countries Requesting Commercial Trees for Appendices
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species has stated that a growing number of countries are requesting the inclusion of commercially-important native trees in CITES Appendix III so that importing and other exporting states can help ensure that only…
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legal timber and other tree products find their way into the international market. Russia, Bolivia and the Seychelles made such requests in 2010, and Brazil, Panama, and Madagascar in 2011. Around 350 tree species are now included in the three CITES Appendices, and trade in their products is therefore subject to regulation to avoid utilization that is incompatible with their survival.