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Thanks for all your work Mike, looking forward to this poll too.
I'm hesitant to vote for any woods that are listed in the CITES Appendices or reported as threatened by the IUCN. Using a wood that's in danger is something to easily avoid. I'm far from an expert on this, so I compiled this list with info from www.wood-database.com.
If someone more knowledgeable than me would be able to offer why this list isn't something to be ignored, I'd be happy to listen.
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I hope I don't sound like too much of a downer, just trying to make conscientious decisions as a consumer. I'm trying to learn.
I'm hesitant to vote for any woods that are listed in the CITES Appendices or reported as threatened by the IUCN. Using a wood that's in danger is something to easily avoid. I'm far from an expert on this, so I compiled this list with info from www.wood-database.com.
- African Blackwood
African blackwood is listed on CITES appendix II under the genus-wide restriction on all Dalbergia species—which also includes finished products made of the wood. It's also reported by the IUCN as being near threatened. Technically it doesn't meet the Red List criteria of a vulnerable or endangered species, but is close to qualifying and/or may qualify in the near future.
- Bocote
This wood species is not listed in the CITES Appendices or on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
- Bloodwood
This wood species is not listed in the CITES Appendices or on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
- Ebony (I don't know which kind of ebony is intended, so this info is for Gaboon Ebony)
This wood species is in CITES Appendix II (for Diospyros species from Madagascar), and is on the IUCN Red List. It is listed as endangered due to a population reduction of over 50% in the past three generations, caused by exploitation.
- Kingwood
Although Kingwood is not evaluated on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, it is listed on CITES appendix II under the genus-wide restriction on all Dalbergia species—which also includes finished products made of the wood.
- Jobillo
This wood species is not listed in the CITES Appendices or on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
- Desert Ironwood
This wood species is not listed in the CITES Appendices or on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. However, Desert Ironwood (known as palo fierro in Spanish) is considered a protected species in Mexico due to overexploitation and diminishing natural habitat.
- Osage Orange
This wood species is not listed in the CITES Appendices or on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
- Cocobolo
Cocobolo is listed on CITES appendix II under the genus-wide restriction on all Dalbergia species—which also includes finished products made of the wood. It is also listed on the IUCN Red List as vulnerable due to a population reduction of over 20% in the past three generations, caused by a decline in its natural range, and exploitation. - Che Chen
This wood species is not listed in the CITES Appendices or on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
If someone more knowledgeable than me would be able to offer why this list isn't something to be ignored, I'd be happy to listen.
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Edit -
I hope I don't sound like too much of a downer, just trying to make conscientious decisions as a consumer. I'm trying to learn.
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