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Belize

China's imports of "rosewood" logs from Belize (by "location of importer")
Source: based on General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China
Note: monthly source data in units of weight has been converted to volume for 12-month periods ending in 2014

China's imports of "rosewood" logs from Belize (by "location of importer")
Source: based on General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China

 


Belize

A ban against the logging and export of "rosewood" came into effect during March 2012. The species of "rosewood" being exported (Dalbergia stevonsonii and a look-alike species D. retusa) were listed in CITES Appendix II with effect from March 2013.

 

China's imports of "rosewood" logs from Belize (source: as above)
Note: the volumes shown for 2014 is an estimate based on source data in units of weight.
(m3)
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
2011
96
41
37
77
15
139
142
173
38
17
209
803
2012
715
843
993
411
384
54
715
222
300
255
81
18
2013
115
74
116
486
320
306
319
418
1399
778
641
403
2014
61
201
39
111
107
178
270
638
1,364
272
499
315
2015
0
95
0
0
0
90
           
(US$ '000)
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
2011
146
61
56
94
19
148
192
220
35
19
247
917
2012
1,012
1,026
1,330
567
544
65
1,031
337
456
393
128
28
2013
174
112
179
739
484
435
453
594
1,984
1,130
913
581
2014
82
278
56
166
154
261
389
916
1,974
330
797
505
2015
0
155
0
0
0
147
           

China's imports of logs other than "rosewood" from Belize (source: as above)
Note: the volumes shown for 2014 is an estimate based on source data in units of weight.
(m3)
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
2011
41
0
75
14
0
17
64
131
225
181
44
0
2012
21
15
43
100
104
93
48
342
333
70
6
0
2013
102
209
0
0
0
0
0
0
76
0
454
0
2014
0
0
0
104
0
286
0
270
581
673
22
173
2015
0
52
66
25
43
44
           
(US$ '000)
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
2011
28
0
50
7
0
0
31
87
107
102
43
0
2012
9
6
20
53
57
52
32
168
135
33
4
0
2013
44
119
0
0
0
0
0
0
40
0
252
0
2014
0
0
0
109
0
41
0
195
373
279
14
111
2015
0
19
47
9
9
15
           

 

Suggested reading:

"Rosewood and the ongoing illegal logging crisis in Belize" EIA-Global (07 2014)

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