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Fashion Sneakers Propel Sustainable Rubber in Brazil Amazon

Rubber tapper Raimundo Mendes de Barros prepares to leave his home, surrounded by rainforest, for an errand in the Brazilian Amazon city of Xapuri. He sl

Saving the Amazon | Borneo Bulletin Online

XAPURI, BRAZIL (AP) – Rubber tapper Raimundo Mendes de Barros prepares to leave his home, surrounded by rainforest, for an errand in the Brazilian Amazon city of Xapuri. He slides his long, scarred, 77-year-old feet into a pair of sneakers made by Veja, a French brand. At first sight, the expensive, white-detailed urban tennis shoes […]

Fashion sneakers propel sustainable rubber in Brazil Amazon | Chattanooga Times Free Press

Rubber tapper Raimundo Mendes de Barros prepares to leave his home, surrounded by rainforest, for an errand in the Brazilian Amazon city of Xapuri. He slides his long, scarred, 77-year-old feet into a pair of sneakers made by Veja, a French brand.

Fashion sneakers propel sustainable rubber in Brazil Amazon

XAPURI, Brazil (AP) — Rubber tapper Raimundo Mendes de Barros prepares to leave his home, surrounded by rainforest, for an errand in the Brazilian Amazon city of Xapuri. He slides his long, scarred, 77-year-old feet into a pair of sneakers made by Veja, a French brand.

Fashion sneakers propel sustainable rubber in Brazil Amazon

Fashion sneakers propel sustainable rubber in Brazil Amazon

Veja, an expensive global sneaker brand, is making shoes from traditionally-harvested Brazilian Amazon latex in collaboration with local rubber tappers. The project has reenergized production of a sustainable forest product

Fashion sneakers propel sustainable rubber in Brazil Amazon – Metro US

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Fashion Sneakers Propel Sustainable Rubber in Brazil Amazon

It's a project that provides a real-life example of living sustainably from the forest.

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