Socotra stands out as one of the most distinctive and biodiverse places on the planet but it faces several travel ...

They look completely out of this world.” It is, however, another endemic tree, the dragon’s blood, that’s come to symbolize Socotra, its distinctive shape even depicted on Yemen’s 20-rial ...

Dragon’s Blood trees at Socotra Archipelago (Yemen) are included on the IUCN Red List, indicated as a Vulnerable species.

Frank Gardner / BBC Dragon's Blood Tree is known to Socotrans by its Arabic name, Damm Al-Akhwayn – Blood of Two Brothers. Endemic to the remote Haghir Mountains of Socotra, it is named after ...

The blood dragon tree, or Dracaena cinnabari ... providing a variety of marine life. Socotra trees were often visited by the ...

Socotra is part of Yemen ... One of the most iconic of its native species is the blood dragon tree - a striking, umbrella-shaped tree with a thick trunk. Getty Images It gets its name from ...

The ongoing conflict in Yemen further underscores the urgent need to safeguard Socotra’s heritage and promote sustainable development. The island’s inhabitants, deeply connected to their environment, ...

However the Socotra Archipelago ... to having plants and wildlife that can’t be found anywhere else. A dragon blood tree is ...