Silk and trees are helping combat climate change and trafficking in India

Sep 8, 2021

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A new initiative is helping combat climate change while supporting families in Assam, India. Image: Thomson Reuters Foundation/Picture Courtesy Impulse Social Enterprises

Anuradha Nagaraj

Correspondent, Reuters

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Weaver Rekha Doley works at home in Panbari Mising village in Assam, India. Image: Thomson Reuters Foundation/Picture Courtesy Impulse Social Enterprises

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