15 Creative Businesses That Are Protecting Our Forests Uplink

Aadhimalai works with Indigenous communities in India’s Nilgiri mountains to market forest products from gooseberries to soapnuts, with profits flowing back to the growers. ASPROC improves management of the pirarucu, an Amazon fish, boosting this once-endangered fish and helping the local ecology and economy. Bamboo Boards creates stylish, sustainable furniture from Mexican bamboo, reducing the need for imports that have a high carbon footprint.