Rosewood Global Picture Report

Published on 08 Apr 2025

•  The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) launched the report at the 27th meeting of the CITES Plants Committee, Geneva. 
• The report outlines the Rosewood species’ characteristics, their ecological roles, regeneration rates, and global trade levels, both legal and illegal.
• CITES oversees the international trade of various rosewood species, including those in the genera Dalbergia, Afzelia, Khaya and Pterocarpus.
• Currently, these species are listed in Appendix II, indicating they are not immediately threatened with extinction but could be at risk if their trade is not regulated.
• The meeting highlighted Pterocarpus Erinaceus (African rosewood), native to West Africa, as among the most threatened rosewood.

Keywords:

CITES Wildlife Rosewood Biodiversity Conservation