§ Mr. Chris SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many species of tropical rain forest timber he considers to be in danger of global extinction as a result of over-harvesting.
§ Mr. MacleanI have been asked to reply.
Species threatened with extinction which are, or may be, affected by trade are listed in appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). The appendix currently includes two tropical timber species: the Guatemalan Fir, Abies guatemalensis, and Brazilian Rosewood, Dalbergia nigra.