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Born in Paris out of an awareness among artistic bow makers of the fragility of access to pernambuco (Paubrasilia echinata) resources, the International Initiative for the Conservation of Pernambuco, created in 2000, works in partnership with NGOs and Brazilian authorities on the replanting, conservation, scientific study, and traceability of existing wood stocks.
IPCI France-Europe is currently the IPCI entity with the largest number of artistic bow makers among its members.

In collaboration with IPCI-USA and IPCI-Germany, IPCI France-Europe is a key player at COP meetings and major events with CITES. Find out more

NEWS - Updates June 30, 2025

Brazil requests the transfer of pernambuco to Appendix I
The news we feared came on Friday, June 27: Brazil is asking CITES to move pernambuco from Appendix II to Appendix I at the next COP to be held in Samarkand from November 24 to December 5 this year.

We will have details of Brazil's arguments supporting this proposal during the week of June 30. We will then be able to fine-tune our communication campaign.
However, you can already start spreading the word among your friends and family and on social media. Find out more to help spread the word

Brazil calls on stakeholders and countries

In notification F-Notif-2025-076 published by the CITES Secretariat, Brazil makes several requests to CITES Parties and relevant stakeholders, in particular bow manufacturers. The main requests are as follows: Find out more