We work with four communities in Burkina Faso, who we have helped to organize cooperatives. This structure gives them more power to collectively negotiate a fair price for their frankincense, thereby providing a shield against exploitation by unscrupulous traders. It also helps coordinate harvesting practices, so everyone in the cooperative knows the right way to sustainably harvest the resin without hurting the trees.

Our frankincense comes from Burkina Faso, where we have partnered with local ecologists, foresters, and academics to conduct multi-year studies of the status, regeneration, and sustainable harvesting of Boswellia trees. By supporting sustainable harvesting, we are already helping four communities transition away from large-scale bark stripping.