Rosewood Exploitation in the Brazilian Amazon: Options for Sustainable Production

• Published in: Economic botany Vol. 58; no. 2; pp. 257 - 265
• Main Authors: May, PH, Barata, LES
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.04.2004
• Subjects: Aniba; South America, Amazon R

The authors report on ongoing work in the Brazilian Amazon to assess the current and prospective management of rosewood (Aniba rosaeodora Ducke) populations threatened by a half-century of predatory extraction for the valuable essential oil linalool used widely in perfumery. The report synthesizes p...