Concerns arise from recent absence reports in Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and St Vincent and the Grenadines, suggesting population declines or possible extinction in these regions.

The significant reduction in the species' area of occupancy by approximately 60% since the 1940s highlights the pressing need for conservation initiatives to safeguard Protium attenuatum from further decline and potential extinction.

[1] Protium attenuatum faces several significant threats that have historical implications and continue to affect its populations across various range states.

[1] Unsustainable extraction of lansan resin for domestic use and trade has been a historical cause of decline in Protium attenuatum populations, and it remains a persistent and substantial threat.

In the past, more than half of Protium attenuatum forest habitat was cleared for agricultural purposes, particularly for banana plantations during the 'banana boom' from the 1960s to the 1990s.