International Protection for Siam Rosewood Begins

As international UN trade restrictions on endangered Siam rosewood (Dalbergia cochinchinensis) came into effect (June 12, 2013), the London-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) warns the future of the species relies entirely on range states and key user countries credibly delivering on their protection obligations. EIA played a key role in supporting the Thai and Vietnamese governments efforts to secure Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) protection for Siam rosewood at the 16th meeting of the Conference of Parties (CoP16) in Bangkok in March, where it was listed on Appendix II.