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Into the Wood

Into the Wood

[Photo source: Toronto Star] From November 14 to 25 in 2022, delegates from 184 countries gathered in Panama for the 19th Conference of the Parties (CoP) to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).

Pernambuco Update

Pernambuco Update

John Bennett International Alliance of Violin and Bow Makers for Endangered Species December 14,...

CITES Approves Revision to Pernambuco Listing

CITES Approves Revision to Pernambuco Listing

Panama City, Panama – The 19th Conference of the Parties (CoP19) to CITES (the UN Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna) today approved…

IPCI Actions 2001 – 2022

IPCI Actions 2001 – 2022

In 2000, bow makers from France, Germany and the United States responded to the serious depletion of Brazil’s Atlantic Rainforest and pernambuco populations by forming the International Pernambuco Conservation Initiative (IPCI) to develop a plan of action.

Pernambuco Update: 9/5/22

Pernambuco Update: 9/5/22

Lynn Hannings, vice president of the International Alliance of Violin and Bow Makers for Endangered Species, explains how the organisation is acting in support of musicians

Pernambuco Update 7/6/22

Pernambuco Update 7/6/22

On June 23, Brazil proposed to CITES that pernambuco be moved from Appendix II to Appendix I....

Pernambuco Update

Pernambuco Update

The pernambuco investigation in Brazil continues. We have some important information about the DOF system in Brazil that is essential to understand to avoid purchasing illegally harvested wood.