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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

But, much as this contextualised understanding of the demand for rosewood is important, it remains true that it is driving many of these slow-growing tree species closer and closer to extinction. And, ...

Whilst in the rosewood the linalool represent 80% of the composition of the essential oil, in basil this percentage remains at 30%”, explains Barata. In order to extract the essential oil it is ...