Rosewood wins CITES support and listing
Long threatened by illegal logging, Siamese Rosewood is now under the world's wildlife and plant trade protection.
Thailand Tuesday won support and consensus to list Siamese rosewood under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)’s Appendix II from the Convention's representatives attending the 16th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties in Bangkok.
The Nation
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