The East African Sandalwood, Osyris lanceolata is an evergreen shrub in family santalaceae, exploited for essential oils. Understanding the management, ecological and exploitation status of O. lanceolata is vital in ensuring that, international trade and national utilisation of the species is non-detrimental to its survival in the wild/forests. East African Range States (Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda) with unsustainable and illegal trade in the species are the focus of this project. The objective of this project is to: assess the current (management, ecological and exploitation) status of Osyris lanceolata, with the aim of ensuring that the international trade of products is not detrimental to the conservation of the resource in the wild/forests of range States.
Projects
Country:
Kenya
Project Type:
Identification
Taxonomy:
Osyris lanceolata
Project Title:
Conservation and sustainable management of Osyris lanceolata for economic development in East Africa
Duration:
24 months
Project Document:
CITES Working Language:
English
KEY STATISTICS
HUMAN POPULATION
49.7 million
LAND AREA* (km2)
569,140
FOREST COVER (km2)
44,496
FOREST COVER (%)
7.8
*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_and_dependencies_by_area
GALLERY
