How the west’s wellness industry is driving Ethiopia’s frankincense trees towards extinction
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How the west’s wellness industry is driving Ethiopia’s frankincense trees towards extinction
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/sep/16/frankincense-trees-extinction-resin-trade-africa-arabia-western-wellness-industry-fragrance
As rich westerners fuel demand for the ancient fragrance, a lucrative race for the resin is killing the trees but leaving little of the trade’s profit for those gathering it