Mahogany Hardwood
Note: All of the Mahogany I own is new old stock and was purchased legally before 2003. Also African Mahogany is not on the Endangered Species list, and is still legal to purchase and sell. All Mahogany from South America is illegal to purchase or sell as of November 15, 2003.
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Details Below:
The United States began restricting Mahogany from Central & South America on November 15, 2003 when the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) listed the wood on Appendix II
This included:
Big-leaf mahogany wood (Swietenia macrophylla)
Cuban mahogany (Swietenia mahagoni)
Honduras mahogany (Swietenia humilis)
Peruvian mahogany is also in violation of CITES
This includes Mahogany comes from El Salvador, Costa Rica, Brazil, Bolivia and Peru (all South America)
Populations of big-leaf mahogany have declined by over 70% in Central America since 1950. The species is already reported to be commercially extinct in El Salvador, Costa Rica and parts of South America. The other two species of Latin American mahogany – the Cuban mahogany (Swietenia mahagoni) and Honduras mahogany (Swietenia humilis) – are also now commercially extinct.
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