Rubber
The rubber tree is native to the Amazon rainforest, but rubber plantations have spread across every tropical forest region. These plantations are increasingly large-scale, intensively-managed and have even-aged trees. The rubber is used for industrial purposes, such as the production of car tires. In some regions, small-scale rubber plantations are part of peasant farming. In the Amazon region, rubber continues to be extracted from trees that grow in the forest.
It is a day for organizations, networks and movements to celebrate resistance and raise their voices to demand, “Stop the Expansion of Monoculture Tree Plantations!"
The declaration is open for sign-on in solidarity until 31 January 2019.
The declaration is open for sign-on in solidarity until 31 January 2019.
How secrecy and collusion in industrial agriculture spell disaster for the Congo Basin’s rainforests.
