Illegal incense tree felling soared twelvefold in 2023 compared to the previous year. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Hong Kong scientists fight to save fragrant incense trees Geneticist Zhang Huarong walks through the forest near his Hong Kong research lab, gesturing towards a rotting incense tree stump that is one ...

Environmentalists say illegal incense tree felling is on the rise in Hong Kong, fueled by black market demand. Scientists like Zhang are fighting back by taking DNA samples from each plant and ...