Better enforcement of protection laws and a move to creating cultivated

Better enforcement of protection laws and a move to creating cultivated "All too often protected areas are being stripped of their agarwood-bearing trees Crimped and the opportunity for a well-managed harvest to provide a sustainable income for local communities is lost," said James Compton, TRAFFIC's Senior Programme Director for Asia and a joint author of the UAE report.

"Better enforcement of protection laws and a move to creating cultivated agarwood to supply the trade are two measures producer countries should urgently consider to help conserve their irreplaceable biodiversity.

"The report Wood for the Trees: A Review of the Agarwood Trade in Malaysia Crimped reveals that illegal harvesting and a lack of effective management of much of the legal harvest are major causes for concern.