Handcrafted woodwork helps save an Amazonian reserve, one tree at a time

Mongabay
Feb 5, 2025, 1:40 pm92 pts
CHICO MENDES EXTRACTIVE RESERVE, Brazil — After crossing the Acre River by ferry and driving 23 kilometers, about 14 miles, along a dirt road in a four-by-four, we arrived at a woodworking shop that’s repurposing what would otherwise be waste from the rainforest. In the Ateliê da Floresta studio, located…

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