As the sun rises over the Amazonian island of Marajo, Renato Cordeiro laces up his boots, grabs his knife, and heads out to tap his rubber trees. Drop by drop, he collects the milky white sap ...

The recent revival of the rubber tapper trade in this impoverished northern ... For Cordeiro, a wiry 57-year-old, the Amazon is his backyard. Behind his stilt house on the Anajas River, dozens ...

The recent resurgence of the rubber tapper industry in this economically struggling northern Brazilian region has created new job opportunities for families who once thrived during the Amazon ...

A community in the Brazilian Amazon is transforming fallen trunks and dead trees into everyday items and art pieces.

A local company called Seringo has enabled Cordeiro and more than 1,500 other rubber tappers to resume their craft. The company produces goods such as footwear while also protecting the forest, ...