64. Since then, the secretariat of the Convention and the Standing Committee (anintergovernmental body that reports to the Conference of the Parties) have repeatedly statedthat Madagascar has failed to comply with the action plan. The secretariat has reported that“illegal harvest of ebony/rosewood or its subsequent illegal export do not seem to beslowing or stopping” and cited multiple seizures by other countries of illegal shipments, thelargest of which was 3,000 tons of rosewood in Singapore in March 2014. 55 On theSecretariat’s recommendation, the Standing Committee recommended in January 2016 thatall parties to the Convention suspend commercial trade in specimens of Dalbergia andDiospyros from Madagascar.
64. Since then, the secretariat of the Convention and the Standing Committee (an intergovernmental body that reports to the Conference of the Parties) have repeatedly stated that Madagascar has failed to comply with the action plan. The secretariat has reported that “illegal harvest of ebony/rosewood or its subsequent illegal export do not seem to be slowing or stopping” and cited multiple seizures by other countries of illegal shipments, the largest of which was 3,000 tons of rosewood in Singapore in March 2014. 55 On the Secretariat’s recommendation, the Standing Committee recommended in January 2016 that all parties to the Convention suspend commercial trade in specimens of Dalbergia and Diospyros from Madagascar.