Consideration of Proposals for Amendment of Appendices I and II

Siamese rosewood had been listed as “vulnerable” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature since 1998. At its 16th meeting (CoP16, Bangkok 2013), the Conference of the Parties to CITES agreed to the inclusion of the Siamese rosewood population (Dalbergia cochinchinensis) in Appendix II, with an annotation restricting the listing to “log, sawn wood and veneer sheets” or annotation #5. The intent of the listing is to cover the major products in trade that pose a conservation threat to the species in the wild.