CITES is an international agreement between governments. Its aim is to ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten their survival.

Créé en 1960, le Groupement des Luthiers et Archetiers d'Art de France s'est fixé pour but de promouvoir la facture instrumentale moderne tout en oeuvrant pour la sauvegarde du patrimoine d'instruments anciens.

IPCI is a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to the conservation and sustainable use of Caesalpinia echinata, a Brazilian tree commonly known as pernambuco or pau-brasil.