
Gabon’s Sacred Trees Are Becoming China’s Upscale Furniture
Sep 13, 2019 · Kevazingo trees have veiny trunks with brownish-purple bark. The tallest ones can stretch up to 200 feet (60 meters). Large roots, sinuous and thick, form buttresses around the …
Guibourtia - Wikipedia
Guibourtia is a flowering plant genus in the family Fabaceae, also known by the common names as Rhodesian copalwood, African Rosewood, amazique, bubinga, kevazingo, and ovangkol. …
Bubinga | The Wood Database (Hardwood)
Common Name (s): Bubinga, kevazingo, African rosewood. Scientific Name: Guibourtia spp., the three principal species are G. demeusei, G. pellegriniana, and G. tessmannii. Distribution: …
BUBINGA (African Rosewood) - Savage Woods
Also known as: African Rosewood, Kevazingo, Bubinga, Amazique, Rhodesian Copalwood, Avangkol, Aevazingo Status: VULNERABLE – IUCN Redlist / CITES Appendix 2 Restricted …
Gabon timber scandal: How 300 containers of kevazingo went missing - BBC
May 22, 2019 · Kevazingo, which is better known as bubinga or guibourtia, is a reddish type of wood found in West Africa. Some trees in Gabon are more than 500 years old and they can be …
Gabon Junta Allows Regulated Logging of Rare Kevazingo Tree
Sep 1, 2024 · LIBREVILLE (Reuters) - Gabon's junta has relaxed rules covering the rare kevazingo tree, allowing logging under certain conditions of a hardwood species that can take …
Can Gabon’s biggest wood scandal save its logging sector?
Jan 22, 2020 · In February 2019, authorities at the Owendo Port of Libreville in Gabon seized 392 containers of kevazingo, a precious rosewood also known as bubinga in Cameroon.
Gabon: the exploitation of kevazingo wood is once again authorized
Oct 18, 2024 · In Gabon, the transitional government's Council of Ministers approved a decree on August 31 reauthorizing the regulated exploitation of Kevazingo wood. Logging of this forest …
A contentious quest for Kevazingo, Gabon’s sacred tree - Gulf …
Sep 15, 2018 · Better known in the West as Bubinga, Kevazingo is much sought after in Gabon and Cameroon, but unlike the equally prized and abundant Okoume, it is rare and trees take …
Kevazingo, Gabon's sacred tree loved by Chinese - News24
Jun 22, 2015 · Better known in the West as Bubinga, Kevazingo is much sought after in Gabon and Cameroon, but unlike the equally prized and abundant Okoume, it is rare and trees take …
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