AURO-The-Natural-Choice-for-daily-Life-04.2019

Active work against the destruction of rain forests The winning of dammar resin enables the peo- ple of South East Asia to use the rain forest sus- tainably, without overexploitation, and therefore is active work against the destruction of the rain forest. The vital force of the trees is not impaired by notching the stocks which means that the resin can be exuded over a long period of time. This renders resin winning an economical and ecological alternative to logging the trees for wood production. Before the sacks with the val- uable resin pieces arrive in our ports, a lot of handwork is necessary: the workers in Asia gather the resin, sort it by size, remove splinters of wood and other dirt particles and package it in sacks before it is shipped by container to cus- tomers all over the world. be a second one as backup to help in case you got stuck in the mud. What was the purpose of your journey? We wanted to hold talks with the people in charge locally and get an overview of the situation. Moreover, we wanted to have a look at the Meranti trees that were particularly suited for harvesting resin. Was your search successful? Unfortunately, the brown dammar is not suited for use in paint manufacturing. This made the search relatively difficult. With the help of the natives, we eventually found very young Meranti trees that release the fresh white dam- mar resin that is perfectly suited for our purposes because of its brightness. Bright yellow Light brown Dark brown White Different sorts of dammar 47