Patrick Maundu, who is part of a research project to document the heritage of the baobab tree in Kenya, explains what can be done to protect the tree for future generations. The tree is native to ...

Environmentalists worry about the adverse effects of cutting down baobab trees Kenya has cancelled a licence ... online show uprooted trees with huge tree trunks and branches.

However, the African baobab that is native to Sub-Saharan Africa is the only species authorised on the European market. The tree is native to Senegal, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Ghana, Benin ...

Patrick Maundu, who is part of a research project to document the heritage of the baobab tree in Kenya, explains what can be done to protect the tree for future generations. Baobabs are unique trees.

They form a long queue and he gives each one a tree to plant. The hyena arrives late as usual and, being last in the queue, is given a small baobab. She is so annoyed that she takes the tree and ...

However, the African baobab that is native to Sub-Saharan Africa is the only species authorised on the European market. The tree is native to Senegal, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Ghana, Benin ...

Patrick Maundu, who is part of a research project to document the heritage of the baobab tree in Kenya, explains what can be done to protect the tree for future generations. Baobabs are unique trees.

The tree has a slow growth rate ... This was witnessed in Kenya in 2022 when entire baobab trees were controversially uprooted and exported to Georgia in eastern Europe. Eight trees were exported ...

The tree has a slow growth rate ... research team working with Dr Maundu on documenting the heritage of the baobab in Kenya, is a co-author of this article.

Baobab is still harvested using crude methods – such as hitting the fruits from the ground or climbing on pegs inserted into the stem – that harm the tree. This commercial interest has brought a new ...