Rubber Tapping For the Amazon
The Best Use of the Amazon
A Sustainable Activity
~Does not harm the rainforest in any way.
~Rubber tappers live a sustainable lifestyle.
~They've been living in the Amazon since the 1870's.
Rubber Tappers Want the Best For the Forest
~Want to reduce/stop deforestation
~Asking the government for nature reserve
How Rubber Tapping Works
Special Cutting
Rubber tappers have a specific way of making incisions in the bark of the rubber trees. They make distinct diagonal cuts in the bark to remove sap from the rubber tree.
Collection Pot
Rubber tappers collect the sap that they remove from the rubber trees in collection pots.
Usage
The sap is dried and then used in rubber products such as erasers and tires.
Sustainable and Reliable
Rubber Tappers Deserve to Stay
~Have been here for almost 200 years
~Doesn't harm or interfere with the forest
~The government should create reserves, protecting the rubber tappers