http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsinthenews/2011/12/111226_witn_frankincense.shtml
Frankincense under threat, says study
乳香が危機と、研究者が語る
.Summary
26 December 2011
Researchers in the Netherlands say that frankincense, a significant item in the Christmas story, faces an uncertain future. In the Journal of Applied Ecology, they warned that the production of the fragrant substance could decline by half over the next 15 years.
オランダの研究者が、クリスマス物語の重要な要素、乳香の将来が危惧されると、語る。応用生態学機関紙で、彼らはその芳香物質の生産が今後１５年の間に半減する可能性があると警告した。
Vocabulary
resin
sticky substance that runs inside the trunk of trees
drylands
areas with a small amount of moisture
struggling to sustain itself
having difficulty in keeping alive
monitored
watched carefully
to model the changing population
to make a projection of the number of specimens in the future
declining
reducing
livestock
farm animals
pushed out
forced out of the area
safeguard
protect
traded
bought and sold
＜リンク記事＞
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16270759
＜爺追加＞
sapling：幼樹 （語源）sap + ling