A Philippine resin trade proves sustainable for forests, but not tappers

Mongabay
Nov 30, 2022, 4:44 pm251 pts
Mount Mantalingahan, PHILIPPINES —Ubre Tiblak can vividly remember the day he fell coming down the mountain. It was a rainy afternoon in June 2015, and the 66-kilogram (145-pound) pack on his back held three months’ worth of resin from the almaciga tree (Agathis philippinensis), an ingredient used in the…

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