Save the Rainforests – Explore the Tagua Nut Palm Ivory
Everyone is concerned about the environment and the rainforests. The environmental impact the rainforests of Central and South America have on the world is critical to sustaining our world.
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There is a product that can be harvested from the rainforests that is more profitable than the banana plantations developers have been clearing the rainforests to plant. That product is the Tagua Palm which produces the nut which when dried is the same density and color as elephant ivory.
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By using the natural products of the rainforests to generate income to sustain the rainforests and to provide income for the artists from the region we can stop the removal of the beauty of the rainforests. We can provide the world with ivory that is as beautiful as the elephant ivory and yet is renewable.
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These two artists are young men using these Tagua nut (vegetable ivory) are creating sculpture and jewelry that is just outstanding. Look over the jewelry and sculptures they create and know that by taking a stand on this issue you are doing your part to help save the rainforests!
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