Re: No reason to panic about frankincense

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To: NaturalPerfumery ; Natural_Perfumers_Guild

Sent: Friday, December 23, 2011 4:18 PM

Subject: No reason to panic about frankincense

 

I spent most of today putting this blog post together:

http://anyasgarden.blogspot.com/2011/12/dont-panic-about-frankincense-panic.html

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thank you anya for shifting this into perspective... and sharing the joy of your

new plant with us!

much light! einsof

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> I spent most of today putting this blog post together:

>

http://anyasgarden.blogspot.com/2011/12/dont-panic-about-frankincense-panic.html

>

Thanks, ListMom.....

Since the source article was a post from drugs.com....I get a daily

summary from them, along with FDA notices....I thought I would pass on

the info....

I suppose time will tell, but I'll admit I was startled by the " doom "

reference...

Was the first I had heard of the situation...

--

W. Bourbonais

L'Hermite Aromatique

A.J.P. (GIA)

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>> I spent most of today putting this blog post together:

>>

http://anyasgarden.blogspot.com/2011/12/dont-panic-about-frankincense-panic.html

>>

> Thanks, ListMom.....

>

> Since the source article was a post from drugs.com....I get a daily

> summary from them, along with FDA notices....I thought I would pass on

> the info....

>

> I suppose time will tell, but I'll admit I was startled by the " doom "

> reference...

>

> Was the first I had heard of the situation...

Hi :

And I found it in Scientific American, and I looked and a lot of

other sources were posting it because of the time of year and

sensational aspect. Kind of reminds me in the old days when

researchers would publish a paper on aromatherapy oils and not

state the genus and species, or a lot of other important info,

but just go for the attention the controversy (this doesn't work,

this makes men grow breasts) brought to them.

Anya McCoy

http://AnyasGarden.com

http://PerfumeClasses.com

http://NaturalPerfumers.com

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I agree that the popular press is overstating the issue - it seems to be a way

to capitalize on the season and the subject.  I went to some trouble to find the

original article in Ecological Applications which was a careful study of 12

populations (4370 trees and 2228 seedlings) of Boswellia papyrifera in northern

Ethiopia to help understand recruitment in the species.  These populations are

clearly  not going to continue under the current situation but the authors make

a number of recommendations that include intensive management practices that

have helped the species in other parts of Ethiopia.  The big problem is getting

the seedlings to establish themselves as saplings  - fencing some areas,

suppressing fire,  raising plants in nurseries and working with locals who also

use the forest for grazing - all should help with the situation.

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Wishing everyone a beautiful and joyful festive season!

I agree that most of the reports are sensational. As Elise mentions the

situation in Ethiopia can be rectified, which I belief is the real intent of the

report. It should also not be forgotten that apart from Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia

and Kenya are also producers. Somalia's resources are also under stress but

there too better management can rectify the situation. As in most African

countries, natural resources comes under stress due to political situations, and

poverty which leads to over exploitation and poor management. Africa has many

rare botanical treasures; the key to sustainability in Africa has to go hand in

hand with with upliftment of the local population as well. The Omumbiri project

in Namibia is a good example of this.

To relocate incense trees to other countries can of course be done but the

down side is that once again the local population will suffer as a result. I am

reminded of the sad tales from the spice trade days, one just have to follow the

history of nutmeg to see what the consequences for the local peoples were. Today

sustainability must also take into consideration the rights of the indigenous

people.

Fragrant Blessings,

Sophia