BOGOTA, Feb 5 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Susana Quinonez was born and raised on an abaca tree plantation along Ecuador's western coast where back-breaking work and extreme poverty were what passed ...
It is an accepted fact that natural fibres such as flax and hemp are being increasingly incorporated in composite solutions, notably in the automobile sector. The latest recruit is the fibre from the ...
MATANOG, MAGUINDANAO DEL NORTE, Philippines — Abaca trees are bringing relief to the main base of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) under threat of climate change. Last September, a landslide ...