Species on the brink

This is not an exhaustive list of tree species on the brink of extinction, but a short list of tree species that BGCI has identified. We are able to develop custom projects based on tree species of a specific country or theme. 

Conservation Status
Threats
Tree Values
Countries

Esenbeckia leiocarpa

  • Country:
  • Brazil
  • Status:
Vulnerable
  • Threats:
  • Agriculture, Livestock, Logging
  • Values:
  • Timber

Afzelia africana

  • Country:
  • Uganda
  • Status:
Vulnerable
  • Threats:
  • Livestock, Logging
  • Values:
  • Food (people), Medicinal, Timber

Prunus africana

  • Country:
  • Uganda
  • Status:
Vulnerable
  • Threats:
  • Development, Livestock, Logging
  • Values:
  • Medicinal, Timber

Quercus insignis

  • Country:
  • Mexico
  • Status:
Endangered
  • Threats:
  • Agriculture, Livestock, Logging
  • Values:
  • Flagship, Supporting Local Communities, Timber

Guaiacum officinale

  • Country:
  • Colombia
  • Status:
Endangered
  • Threats:
  • Livestock, Logging
  • Values:
  • Timber

Adinandra griffithii

  • Country:
  • India
  • Status:
Critically Endangered
  • Threats:
  • Agriculture, Development, Gathering of plants, Livestock
  • Values:
  • Flagship, Ornamental

Aquilaria khasiana

  • Country:
  • India
  • Status:
Critically Endangered
  • Threats:
  • Agriculture, Development, Gathering of plants, Livestock
  • Values:
  • Resin

Beilschmiedia berteroana

  • Country:
  • Chile
  • Status:
Vulnerable
  • Threats:
  • Fire & fire suppression, Livestock
  • Values:
  • Biodiversity