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The New Yorker: How Essential Oils Became the Cure for Our Age of Anxiety
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/10/09/how-essential-oils-became-the-cure-for-our-age-of-anxiety
Oct 2, 2017


WWJD? Frankincense distiller considers Fair Trade certification
https://www.ignited.global/case/business/wwjd-frankincense-distiller-considers-fair-trade-certification?fbclid=IwAR327Z9MXA0G6kbx_m1CNUeo...
May 1, 2017


CNN Documentary on Somaliland Frankincense
The documentary follows the economic, social, and ecological issues around frankincense production and features both our project team and...
Apr 22, 2017


New blog post on our work
Dan Riegler, founder of Apothecary’s Garden, has written a blog post on the frankincense situation in Somaliland and our work. Dan...
Apr 20, 2017


Lush Article on Somaliland Frankincense
The team over at Lush has written a piece on Somaliland’s frankincense and the work we’re doing to support sustainability in the area....
Apr 19, 2017


Horn Diplomat Interview with Anjanette about Frankincense & Being an American Working in Somaliland
The Horn Diplomat, an English-language news website for members of the Horn of Africa diaspora, recently interviewed project director...
Feb 28, 2017


AP News Story on the Frankincense Forests
The Associated Press has published a story by Jason Patinkin about the Somaliland frankincense forests.
Dec 29, 2016


Short Documentary on our October Fieldwork:
We have produced a short documentary from footage we took during the October 2016 fieldwork. Check it out:
Dec 29, 2016


Earth.com: Famous Frankincense Forest Is In Serious Danger
https://www.earth.com/news/frankincense-forest-serious-danger/?fbclid=IwAR13v97YHi1Dzf4ZTx81T2ZVM_8d_VXM5tv6MAadoztt3HCrm-501ar41z0
Dec 26, 2016


October 2016 Field Work Complete
The team has completed the October 2016 analysis of the frankincense growing region.
Dec 26, 2016


High Demand Threatens Frankincense Trade in Somaliland
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/05/science/frankincense-trees-collapse.html
Dec 23, 2016


Sustainable Sourcing of Phytochemicals as a Development Too
https://static.wixstatic.com/ugd/05703f_4b54656d4c224216b8c1a370b01e0200.pdf
Mar 4, 2014
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