Bamboo venture gives IP groups stake in Philippine green economy

MEMBERS of the Bugkalot and Dumagat indigenous communities in the Sierra Madre mountains in northern Philippines are helping produce bamboo straws and toothbrushes for a social enterprise that plans to expand into North American and Brunei markets in 2027.

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