Rubber trees (Hevea brasiliensis) is a tropical tree. It can grow up to 130 feet tall in its natural habitat. However, on average, the rubber tree is closer to 50 to 65 feet tall.

As the sun rises over the Amazonian island of Marajo, Renato Cordeiro laces up his boots, grabs his knife, and heads out to ...

Rubber is produced from the white sap (or latex) of several rain forest trees. The rubber which fueled the so-called "rubber boom" and its related atrocities in the Amazon came from the *Hevea ...