In Kenya's Samburu County, women are both the key protectors and exploiters of the threatened tree.The sandalwood tree, known as Losesiai in Samburu language, is of immense traditional value to the ...

They can survive prolonged droughts thanks to their ability to store water in their huge trunks, which can attain a diameter of 10 metres or more ...

Baobab is a superfood with growing global demand – that’s bad news for the sacred African tree Baobab trees grow in arid and semi-arid parts of Africa, and have deep cultural and ecological ...