In East Africa, a lack of border controls and widespread fraud facilitate the illegal timber trade, which has become ...

The mahogany family Meliaceae includes five species of African mahogany (Khaya genus) that are on the CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) protected ...

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Timber imported into Kenya was declared as mahogany except for 624 tonnes of Afzelia africana and 6.6 tonnes of iroko, or African teak. Afzelia africana , also sometimes called African mahogany, was ...

Timber prices in Kenya are set for a sharp increase as new permit fees hit imports, ... Uganda and DR Congo where major products are rough sawn timber, pine, teak and mahogany.

Giant mahogany trees like this in Peru are targeted by the illegal timber trade in the Amazon. Photo courtesy of Jason Houston . Mahogany is not the only valuable tree in the rainforest, of course.

Cuban mahogany, Swietenia mahogani (genus and species names), the Wood of Kings, has been among the most prized and valuable timbers since the late 16th century. This mahogany species is the wood ...

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