{"product_id":"9781842464335","title":"CITES \u0026 Timber -- Ramin","description":"\u003cbr\u003eThis is the first in a series of guides to timbers regulated by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). It gives the vital information required by CITES authorities and traders, in a simple and visually attractive form, on what requires permits, international trade patterns and the identification of wood and products in trade. \u003cb\u003eIt includes an innovative interactive CD-ROM for the identification of RAMIN timbers regulated by CITES. The CD-ROM contains a database of photographs of macroscopic characteristics with descriptions and notes on identification and works on a process of elimination to arrive at the identification of a particular timber.\u003c\/b\u003e The guide targets trade in Ramin (Gonystylus spp.) a light tropical hardwood, native to peat forest swamps of Southeast Asia, which is regulated on Appendix II of CITES and has a significant international trade in wood, semi-finished products (furniture parts, louver doors) and finished products (picture frames, pool cues).","brand":"Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47062181249264,"sku":"9781842464335","price":54.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781842464335_p0.jpg?v=1763743129","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781842464335","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}