What is the CITES CoP? By Michael Astley-Brown 27 August 2019. Thousands of guitars and instruments using rosewood were suddenly stopped mid import and are still being held in ports all over the world due to the fact these guitars did not have the correct certification. On the other hand, for many years … Travelling with this wood no longer requires a permit. Rosewood set to return as CITES lifts guitar restrictions. CoP19 will be held in 2022 in Costa Rica. 10 min. As reported in our Winter 2018 issue (“A Closer Look at CITES Rosewood Regulations”), in October of 2016 in Johannesburg, South Africa, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) voted to make a change in the protected status of rosewood. The species covered by CITES are listed in three appendices on the degree of protection they require. The Convention of International Trade of Endangered Species of Flora and Fauna was held late last year, and it was decided that all species of rosewood (as well as 3 species of Bubinga) should be listed in CITES Appendix II as an ‘at risk’ species. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) banned large scale exploitation of rosewoods in 2017. Due to this restriction, the ordering of a guitar with rosewood became extremely difficult, as all of a sudden you needed CITES certification to trade rosewood guitars internationally. The effect has been so pronounced for rosewood from Madagascar that Chinese timber importers call it “the Madagascar phenomenon.” And that means the BRW was from stock before 1992. Jul 30, 2020 #8 Brazilian is Appendix I. No, certain types of rosewood specimens are outside the scope of CITES and, therefore, are not subject to CITES controls. Brazilian rosewood - Exporting items made from CITES pre-Convention material to the European Union . 21 December 2020. Location: Nevada . Don't quote me on anything until I find where I read that. I haven't been able to confirm it. Not sure if this is true, but it said biggest use was perfumes, then furniture, then musical instruments was like 5% or 1% or something. Hopefully it's true. Approximately 1.8 million kilograms of rosewood (valued at around $1.5 million) from Ghana entered China in May 2020, whereas Ghana’s rosewood imports to China were valued around $20 million per month around the same period in 2019. Update - Oct. 3, 2019: CITES Issues Official Notification for Dalbergia Annotation Change. The exemption will be in effect starting in late August 2020, 12 months after adoption. Kosso wood cut into cants, or squared-off logs, being loaded onto trucks. The same thing happened after CITES meetings in 2016 and 2019, where trade in additional timber species were restricted. All CITES import, export and re-export ... 10 June 2020. Rosewood tree species [Leguminosae (Fabaceae)] The … reference list of genera that are commonly referred to as “rosewood tree species”, noting that at present the species … status, management, use and trade for CITES- listed rosewood tree species as a first priority; and as a second … CITES CoP17 was held in 2016 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Join Date: Apr 2015. Many Parties stated that mammoth ivory can be differentiated from elephant ivory in trade. Mammoth: A proposal to include the woolly mammoth as a species subject to CITES controls was rejected. The restrictions on Brazilian rosewood, whose endangered species status and restrictions predate those on other kinds of rosewood, remain in place. The new exemption will take effect 90 days following the August vote — November 26, 2019. The following species are now protected under CITES Appendix II: White teatfish (Holothuria fuscogilva) Black teatfish (Holothuria whitmaei and Holothuria nobilis) Logs/sawn … New CITES listing from 28 August 2020. The past decade has been fraught with challenges for the world’s rhinos, yet some progress has been made. It can NOT come back to the US....UNLESS it qualifies for an exemption. The vote, taken during a two-week CITES conference (CoP18), amended the original CITES listing made in 2016, which had mandated permits for commercial trade of Dalbergia rosewood products in any shape or form. If you are unsure whether you require a permit, please contact ECCC’s CITES Management Authority. Rosewood is prized … CITES is a consensus-orientated body but it can take decisions by two-thirds majority when required, so that some debates have inevitably become politicised. Added guidance about CITES import and export permits and applications for Annex A captive born and bred birds. Letter to Peru President Vizcarra. Buck. 40K 16,273 77. 26 November 2019 was the implementation date for the CITES rosewood exemption. As of then, CITES no longer covers, and permits are no longer required for, trade in finished musical instruments, finished musical instrument accessories and finished musical instrument parts containing rosewood. 10 June 2020. Mukula Cartel . The CITES Conference of the Parties (CoP) is a meeting of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered And IN THAT CASE, you need to get a CITES … Administrator. Update on CITES Rosewood Exemption. I will look. Mammoth ivory has been used in small quantities to replace elephant ivory in … The CITES regulations in question placed all 200-plus species of Dalbergia, commonly known as rosewood, on “Appendix II” status, requiring manufacturers to secure import and export licenses for all products containing rosewood. Rosewood may take more than 100 years to mature. The exception applies to all species of dalbergia except Brazilian rosewood, which remains on CITES Appendix I. Oct 6, 2019 . Updated information about penalties if … came into force on 28 August 2020. Stacks of rosewood at a timber market in Dongyang, China. Is Rosewood Back? If you are re-exporting rosewood harvested after the listing date (2 January 2017), you will be required to obtain an Australian CITES re-export permit from the Australian CITES Management Authority (the Department of the Environment and Energy). In 2017 they restricted the sales of Rosewood across international borders to crack down on illegally made furniture. Blog Posts. Will manufacturers reintroduce the wood to lower-priced models? Below is a brief discussion on Brazilian rosewood and CITES, and what is allowed under European Union … 40K 16,273 77. Posts: 795 Is Rosewood Back? After three years of work and representation from a global coalition of companies and industry associations, (including our AMA) the CITES meeting in Geneva has voted in favour of allowing exemptions for trade and movement of finished musical instruments containing rosewood. 10/31/2020. 27 February 2020 10:16; Updated; CITES are a governing environmental body that look after endangered wild fauna and flora. CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, also known as the Washington Convention) is a multilateral treaty to protect endangered plants and animals. Forests; Rosewood; Timber; China - Forests; CITES; Investigation; BAN-boozled: How Corruption and Collusion Fuel the Illegal Rosewood Trade in Ghana. As of November 26 2019, CITES laws on rosewood have been lifted. With vulnerable rosewood populations in Africa and Southeast Asia continuing to decline, policymakers needed to act. Password: Register: FAQ: Mark Forums Read Thread Tools: Display Modes: 02-13-2021, 12:08 AM #1: pdawg0. Just saw this on the Seagull FB page. Read more. If the next 10 years are to be better for rhinos than the past 10 years, we cannot afford to lose focus now. Although this guitar was made before the CITES Convention was established, and before Brazilian rosewood was listed on CITES Appendix I, the European Commission Regulations only allow the consideration of Appendix I / Annex A specimens as pre-Convention if they have previously been imported into the European Union (EU) before the listing of the species, in this case 11/06/1992 for … Report updated June 11, 2020. The exemption does not pertain to Brazilian rosewood Manufacturers and sellers of musical instruments have recently encountered problems in exporting musical instruments containing Brazilian rosewood to the European Union. This is very positive news; yet with a national ban that covers harvest, transport, and export of the timber, the trade should be close to zero. View all Press Releases. New CITES protections for three species of sea cucumbers (known as teatfish) and some products made from Spanish cedar (Cedrela sp.) sws1 Member. Added guidance about customs requirements and travelling displays. Indeed, CITES is considered a “fuse” that ignites new rounds of market speculation. For the Indian rosewood, the proposal is to remove the species from CITES Appendix II. ... ROSEWOOD TIMBER WORD WIDIFE CRIME REPORT 2020 sanders”, terms that normally apply to Pterocarpus santalinus, an estab-lished rosewood endemic to South Eastern India. Issued on: 24/02/2020 - 17:25 Modified: 24/02/2020 - 20:08. Great news for guitar makers and guitar lovers worldwide as rosewood restrictions for musical instruments are lifted. Senior Member . Today, CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) issued an official notification stating that the effective date for the musical instrument exemption from the dalbergia permitting requirement is November 26, 2019. Our Observer works for a Chinese company that buys wood from the Malian company Générale Industrie du Bois. In 2016, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) passed stringent reforms on finished products containing rosewood. World Rhino Day 2020: No Time for Complacency . Have you read the salutory tale at the bottom of the linked page? Advertising. For guitar and wind instrument makers, the new rules effectively brought trade to a halt as countries around the world scrambled to develop the appropriate … As of November 26, 2019, the exemption for musical instruments is now in effect, according to the CITES convention. On two recent occasions the Convention came close to banning international trade in polar bear, despite the fact that trade is not a threat, especially compared to the impact of climate change. Messages 11,144. It was drafted as a result of a resolution adopted in 1963 at a meeting of members of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Given that since 26th November 2019 CITES has an exemption for musical instruments apart from Brazilian rosewood you can probably expect customs to be intelligent enough to spot and check Brazilian rosewood. Edit: Buck knows what's up Buck. Reactions: meclazine. Today marks the 10 years since the first World Rhino Day celebration on September 22, 2010. The 18th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES (CoP18) took place from 17 - 28 August 2019, in Geneva, Switzerland. rosewood species currently listed in CITES Appendices. Illegally traded rosewood is far more than ivory, rhino horn, and pangolin scales put together. Watch "Liquidating the Forests" Recent Blog Posts. The CITES listing for the Dalbergia species in CITES Appendix II specifies types of specimens that are outside of the scope CITES Rosewood Status Update. User Name: Remember Me? I read a stat somewhere about useage of Brazilian rosewood pre-CITES.