Dalbergia latifolia

Tamil Nadu has lowest density of rosewood tree population in south India, finds study

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Tamil Nadu has lowest density of rosewood tree population in south India, finds study

Indian rosewood tree | Photo Credit: Getty Images Only 17.2% of India’s suitable habitat for Dalbergia latifolia — Indian rosewood — lies within protected areas, according to recent habitat modelling by the Institute of Wood Science and Technology (IWST), Bengaluru. The species, native to Tamil Nadu’s Nilgiris, Anamalai, and Parambikulam ranges, now finds itself largely … Read more

Tamil Nadu government decides not to extend Rosewood Conservation Act

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Tamil Nadu government decides not to extend Rosewood Conservation Act

The decision was taken to motivate farmers to take up planting of rosewood trees on their patta lands. | Photo Credit: File photo Tamil Nadu will no longer have specific legislation to regulate rosewood exploitation, as the State government has decided not to renew the Tamil Nadu Rosewood Trees (Conservation) Act, 1994, allowing the legislation to … Read more