Sunday 30 / March / 2025
Salalah: A scientific study on the status of frankincense trees in Dhofar Governorate has shown that they are present in good numbers in their natural environments, in addition to monitoring a promising plant succession in terms of the presence of new species of “Boswellia sacra”.
The study, conducted by the Environment Authority in cooperation with the Environment Society of Oman, covered the geographical and numerical distribution and condition of trees and the main challenges they currently face in Dhofar Governorate.
The Environment Authority stated that the most prominent threats facing frankincense trees are overgrazing, unsustainable harvesting, mining activities, insect pests, and erosion during hurricanes and floods.
It is worth noting that the Environment Authority and the Environment Society of Oman have been implementing a cooperation program since 2022 to establish a classification for the species at the national and global levels, in coordination with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Surveys in this field continue annually.
