Preparing for November 2025
The 185 global Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) are presently preparing their policy goals for the November 2025 Conference of Parties, where next steps regarding pernambuco will be decided.
You can engage in this process by educating yourself and others with the materials below and by contacting your national representatives.
Current Status | June 27, 2025: Brazil has asked CITES to move pernambuco from Appendix II to Appendix I.
CITES
Documents
Notification to the Parties No. 2025/076
July 18, 2025 | Musical Sector Stakeholders submitted a response/comments [ PDF: English | Portuguese | German | Spanish | French to come ]
June 16, 2025 | Brazil submitted initial statement to CITES [ PDF: English ]
Lay-person
Summary
Pernambuco Fact Sheet
for Musicians
[Source: Alliance-International]
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PDFs: English | Portuguese | Spanish | French
In-depth
Pau-Brasil & CITES:
Options for Conservation and Music
[Source: IPCI and Alliance-International]
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PDFs: English | Portuguese | German | Spanish | French
Guide
Know Your Bow:
Tips for Owners and Users
of Pernambuco Bows
[Source: League of American Orchestras, et al.]
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Read Article and/or access PDF: English
Guide
Know Your Bow:
Tips for Makers and Sellers
of Pernambuco Bows
[Source: League of American Orchestras, et al.]
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PDF: English
Technical
Summary
Pau-Brasil Whitepaper
December 2024
[Source: IPCI and Alliance-International]
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PDFs: English | Portuguese
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Summary of presentations by top scientists in the field on the sustainable use of Pau-brasil, from the December 2024 symposium in Ilheus, Brazil. (Supported by the Alliance/IPCI to expand scientific research in Brazil.)
