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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 May 17, 2025

Pernambuco and Cop20, where do we stand? ?
At the end of June, the CITES Secretariat will publish the proposals for listing species on the Convention's appendices in preparation for CoP20 (Samarkand, Uzbekistan, November 24 - December 5, 2025). According to the information at our disposal, Brazil is likely to reapply for Paubrasilia echinata (pernambuco) to be transferred to Appendix I of CITES, which would make international trade in this wood and the resulting products, notably bows for bowed stringed instruments, virtually impossible.

Our team and partners are mobilized every day to reflect, exchange, draft, distribute and present our pleas to the press, institutions in France and Europe, the Brazilian Embassy in France, as well as to orchestras and social networks.

Why does this probable proposal from Brazil raise so many concerns?... To find out more