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Frankincense facing extinction

Bart Muys ()
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Bart Muys: Nature and Landscape, KU Leuven

Nature Sustainability, 2019, vol. 2, issue 8, 665-666

Abstract: The conservation of Boswellia papyrifera, a dryland tree from the Horn of Africa and a source of frankincense, conflicts with growing use. A new study finds impending collapse of this iconic tree throughout its range, prioritizing the need to restrict uncontrolled tapping and cattle herding.

Date: 2019
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