New CITES Listing Includes African Mahogany
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December 14, 2022
The November action by CITES, the Center on International Trade in Endangered Species, includes a set of new requirements for Khaya, also known as African mahogany. The changes will go into effect on February 23 and require re-export documentation to be sent from the country of origin.
Resources:
- CITES: Record number of species to be regulated by CITES after CoP19
- CITES: Nineteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties
- ATIBT: CITES: Towards an Appendix II listing for Cumaru, Ipe, African mahogany, Padouk and Doussie?
- NAMM: Takeaways from the 2022 CITES Conference of the Parties
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