Mongabay on MSN14 天
The rubber boom and its legacy in Brazil, Peru, Bolivia and Colombia
The invention of vulcanized rubber (1839), followed by the popularization of bicycles (1870s) and the invention of the ...
The Sunday Times13 年
Rubber tree should not only be for latex but for carbon trading too!
Therefore, the future for carbon trading projects with rubber cultivation will remain certain. UNFCCC has emphasized the importance of the forest sector in climate change mitigation in three aspects, ...
PBS7 年
Useful Plants
Rubber is produced from the white sap (or latex) of several rain forest trees. The rubber which fueled the so-called "rubber boom" and its related atrocities in the Amazon came from the *Hevea ...
Real Simple on MSN9 个月
How To Care for a Rubber Tree Plant, According to Gardening Experts
This dark, leafy green beauty will thrive in your home with these pro tips. Rubber trees, or Ficus elastica, are a pretty ...
The Star1 年
Malaysia's oldest rubber tree now worth nearly RM200,000
KUALA KANGSAR: The first rubber tree planted in Malaysia, estimated to be over 140 years old, is now said to be worth almost RM200,000. Kuala Kangsar Municipal Council (MPKK) secretary Saiful Azli ...
BBC1 年
India attempts to revive its dwindling rubber industry
For more than 30 years Babu Joseph has been tending rubber trees on his small farm in the southern Indian state of Kerala. Kerala used to be home to thousands of producers like him, who made a ...