African Rosewood (Pterocarpus erinaceus) has remained the most traded and internationally sought-after endangered wood species for the past decade. The explosion in the trade of rosewood is directly linked to the rise of global China since rosewood furniture is associated with a cultural renaissance in a new paradigm of the Chinese economic revolution. Due to the explosive demand for African rosewood in African countries such as Benin, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Nigeria, and Mozambique, the species’ natural populations are declining and tending towards extinction in several countries in Africa. This panel seeks to encourage the discourse on this issue to proffer solutions regarding the best ways to manage this trade.
Best to contact per email: anthony.baidoo@uenr.edu.gh
Deadline to submit an abstract is March 15, 2025.
