Meena Menon
Chicle, or gum, is extracted, sold at 55 pesos a kg; 50 years ago, they got five kg from a tree
12 million people live in Mexico's forest areas: Mexican Civil Council for Sustainable Forestry
CANCUN: Santos Eligio prepares to climb the 12-metre-tall gum tree with his rope in place and a large machete, which he uses to expertly slash the trunk criss-cross.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/quintana-roo-gum-helps-subsistence-farmers-chew-more
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agroforestry
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-products
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/redd
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mexico
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change