Saving Kenya's anti-cancer tree

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The centuries-old Aberdare mountains in Kenya have been receding drastically in recent decades. Along with them, the rare Prunus Africana tree, which can grow to a height of 36 meters, is also disappearing. Since 1998, the tree has been on the Red List of Endangered Species. Prunus Africana is something of a miracle child in the world of natural medicine - traditional healers in Kenya extract medicinal ingredients from its bark to treat a host of illnesses. The tree is especially coveted by European drug companies for its healing impact on prostate cancer. Two women, who couldn’t be more different, are working to protect the valuable tree.

A film by Hilke Fischer

Picture: Hilke Fischer

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Length
06:40 Minutes

Date of publication
2014

Project

Catalyzing Forest and Landscape Rehabilitation for Climate Resilience and Biodiversity Conservation in East Africa

Global Ideas

The television reports and documentaries of Deutsche Welle's 'Global Ideas' media project provide people all over the world with information on model projects which implement biodiversity and climate protection. The media project is funded by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety through the International Climate Initiative.