For decades nations have worked to curb international sales of endangered plants and animals. But in countries like China, with high demand and speculative investors, that strategy fuels bidding wars.
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CITES’ decision seeks to increase levels of monitoring so that we can be more and better informed about the illegal trade of Mukula and over-harvesting.
Zambia’s rosewood forests are being decimated but it’s still not reaping the full benefits of exporting the coveted wood to China.
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Principal Scientist, Center for International Forestry Research – World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF)
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