| Reports | Description |
| “CITES Rosewoods: The Global Picture” Report | Launched by CITES |
| The report, details characteristics, ecosystem roles, regeneration rates, and threats of CITES-listed rosewood species. This information aids CITES parties in making informed non-detriment findings (NDFs), a mandatory analysis ensuring exports of Appendix I and II species do not threaten their survival. | |
| About Rosewood:
Rosewood refers to tropical hardwoods from the Fabaceae family, known for their rich, dark hues and aromatic properties. Used in high-quality furniture and musical instruments, species like Dalbergia latifolia (Malabar rosewood) and Dalbergia sissoo (Shisham) are notable examples. Malabar rosewood is listed as Vulnerable, Shisham as Least Concern, and African rosewood as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. These trees improve soil quality and fix atmospheric nitrogen, playing significant roles in their ecosystems.
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| Study: Air pollution harms pollinators more than pests | A recent study in Nature Communications reveals that air pollution disproportionately harms pollinators like bees and butterflies while crop-destroying pests remain unaffected. |
| Key findings include air pollutants disrupting scent-based communication, and impairing bees’ and wasps’ ability to locate flowers, mates, or prey. Ozone is the most harmful pollutant, reducing beneficial insects’ ability to thrive by around 34%, with nitrogen oxides also having negative effects. These impacts occur even at low pollution levels. | |
Pollination is essential for plant reproduction, involving the transfer of pollen grains from the male anther to the female stigma. It can be self-pollination (within the same plant) or cross-pollination (between different plants). Pollinators include abiotic agents like wind and water and biotic agents like insects.
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