Toys from Sustainable Wood Earn Income for Mexico
World Bank
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September 1, 2016
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In one rural area of Mexico, making money is child’s play. Literally, many here depend on carving wooden figurines to sell for cash. But using so much wood was devastating the nearby forest. But now, new green practices are saving the trees.

Related: Regrown Latin American Forests are Called Key for Protecting Climate and Land Rights (Thomson Reuters Foundation)

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