<h1 class="ql-align-center"><strong style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">Red Sanders</strong></h1><p class="ql-align-center"><br></p><h3><strong>Context&nbsp;</strong></h3><ul><li class="ql-indent-1">The <strong>CITES</strong> trade database has recorded 28 incidents of red sanders confiscation, seizure and specimens from the wild being exported from India, a fact sheet prepared by <strong>TRAFFIC</strong>, a global wildlife trade monitoring organization has revealed.</li></ul><h3><br></h3><h3><strong>About&nbsp;</strong></h3><ul><li class="ql-indent-1">Red sanders (Pterocarpus santalinus) is <strong>endemic to South India.</strong></li><li class="ql-indent-1">They are found in the <strong>Tropical Dry Deciduous forest</strong> of the <strong>Palakonda and Seshachalam hill ranges of Andhra Pradesh and also found in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.</strong></li><li class="ql-indent-1">Red Sanders usually grow in the rocky, degraded and fallow lands with Red Soil and hot and dry climate.</li><li class="ql-indent-1">Red sanders is a very slow growing tree species that attains maturity in natural forests after 25­40 years</li></ul><h3><br></h3><h3><strong>Conservation status&nbsp;</strong></h3><ul><li class="ql-indent-1"><strong>IUCN- Endangered&nbsp;</strong></li><li class="ql-indent-1"><strong>CITES- Appendix II</strong></li><li class="ql-indent-1"><strong>WP Act, 1972- Schedule IV</strong></li><li>It is known for its rich hue and therapeutic properties, is high in demand across Asia, particularly in China and Japan, for cosmetics and medicinal products, wood-works and musical instruments.</li></ul><h3><br></h3><h3><strong>TRAFFIC</strong></h3><ul><li class="ql-indent-1">It is a leading <strong>non-governmental organization </strong>working on wildlife trade in the context of both biodiversity conservation and sustainable development.</li><li class="ql-indent-1">It is a joint program of the <strong>World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).</strong></li><li class="ql-indent-1">It aims to ensure that trade in wild plants and animals is not a threat to the conservation of nature.</li><li class="ql-indent-1">It was established in 1976 and has developed into a global network, research-driven and action-oriented, committed to delivering innovative and practical conservation solutions.</li><li class="ql-indent-1"><strong>HQ: Cambridge, United Kingdom</strong></li><li class="ql-indent-1">Illegal wildlife trade is one of the main reasons that many species are endangered.</li></ul><h3><br></h3><h3><strong>CITES</strong></h3><ul><li class="ql-indent-1">It is an international agreement to which States and regional economic integration organizations adhere voluntarily.</li><li class="ql-indent-1">It was drafted as a result of a resolution adopted in 1963 at a meeting of members of<strong> IUCN (The World Conservation Union).&nbsp;</strong></li><li class="ql-indent-1">It entered into force in July 1975.</li><li class="ql-indent-1">It aims to ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten the survival of the species.</li><li class="ql-indent-1">Although CITES is legally binding on the Parties – in other words they have to implement the Convention – it does not take the place of national laws.</li><li class="ql-indent-1">The CITES Secretariat is <strong>administered by UNEP and is located in Geneva, Switzerland.&nbsp;</strong></li><li class="ql-indent-1">The <strong>Conference of the Parties to CITES </strong>is the supreme decision-making body of the Convention and comprises all its parties.</li></ul><p><br></p><h1 class="ql-align-center"><strong>PRELIMS NOTES:</strong><a href="https://sunyaias.in/notes/prelims-2023" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 204);"><strong>CLICK HERE</strong></a></h1><p class="ql-align-center"><br></p>