Ecologists have discovered the secret weapon used by certain acacia trees to defend themselves ... Elephants can have a devastating impact on the trees of the African savannas, Palmer said.

In east Africa, it is produced in Kenya ... Sustainable cultivation of acacia trees and good gum harvesting practices will be essential to secure a reliable and long-term supply of gum arabic ...

Yet all of books' covers featured an acacia tree, an orange sunset over the veld, or both. "In short," the post said, "the covers of most novels 'about Africa' seem to have been designed by ...

Thousands of seeds from native African tree species and indigenous varieties of crops have been deposited in the cold, dry rock vaults of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in the permafrost of ...

Across the Sahelian zone of Africa, native acacia trees offer a natural defense against the advance of the desert. Its deep roots can span up to six times the height of the tree, fixing the sandy ...

There used to be many more acacia trees. Twenty years ago, the savannah was covered with them. These trees provided food and shelter for native acacia ants and in turn, the ants defended the trees ...

Acacia (pronounced uh-kay-shah) is a tree that grows in the harsh savannahs of Africa and has become a representation of resilience due to its hardy nature in harsh conditions. Our Acacia is a lot ...

In east Africa, it is produced in Kenya ... Sustainable cultivation of acacia trees and good gum harvesting practices will be essential to secure a reliable and long-term supply of gum arabic ...