Rosewood Smuggling: Gambia Bans All Timber Exports

Rosewood Is One Of The Most Trafficked Wildlife Products In The World.

The Gambia Has Banned Timber Exports And Revoked All Export Licenses To Try To Combat Illegal Logging.

The Ban Has Come Into Effect Immediately, And The Port Authorities Have Been Instructed To Refuse To Load Timber Logs Onto Any Vessel.

It Has Been Listed As An Endangered Species Since 2017, And Last Month Cites, The Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species, Called On Seven Countries, Including The Gambia, To Suspend Its Trade.