Key messages
- There are no sustainable alternatives to natural rubber, which is used in many products.
- Climate change is already impacting the cultivation of rubber trees.
- Farmers need to adapt their systems to safeguard the production of natural rubber.
- Natural rubber has considerable potential to mitigate climate change.
- Natural rubber can contribute to a forest-based circular bioeconomy.
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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17528/cifor/008375Altmetric score:
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Publication year
2021
Authors
Pinizzotto, S.; Kadir, A.A.S.A.; Gitz, V.; Sainte-Beuve, J.; Nair, L.; Gohet, E.; Penot, E.; Meybeck, A.
Language
English
Keywords
rubber, plantations, climate change, nontimber forest products, economic impact, rubber plants
