In addition to WWF’s more traditional work on wildlife species, we are also backing critical motions to regulate international trade in a number of tree species – Rosewood, Kosso and Bubinga – to ...

Demand for Rosewood for luxury furniture in China, is causing widespread deforestation in Myanmar. Political instability and corruption are holding back Myanmar from saving its endangered forests, ...

Ancient rosewood trees play a vital role in ecosystems worldwide, but their red timber is highly priced. The surge in Asian demand for rosewood furniture helped drive an international ban on the ...

Gambian authorities have previously denied any involvement in the smuggling. Rosewood is a family of tropical tree species widely used for furniture in Asia and in particular China. By value and ...

About six million rosewood trees have been cut down in Ghana for illegal export to China since 2012, an environmental group says. The rare species, which takes 100 years to grow, is mostly used to ...

A precious rosewood tree, sourced from Côte d'Ivoire in Africa, is carefully selected to create an amazing acoustic wooden speaker. Known for its stunning, mysterious patterns and rich colors ...

Although the logging is selective, not only rosewood trees are cut, as in order to transport the very heavy rose wood, 5-6 trees need to be cut to help float the rose wood down the various rivers ...