Rubber Trees
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| Natural rubber collection |
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| Rubber being processed in the factory |
As part of the sabbatical research, we visited a rubber tree plantation and factory with a local friend. The trees are tapped at night, and the latex is collected early in the morning. Rubber tree plantations are springing up all over SE Asia, and although lucrative for local families, they are raising many environmental questions.
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