A Fast-Growing Weed Chokes Lakes In 50 Countries. Now Women Weave It Into Bags
A Fast-Growing Weed Chokes Lakes In 50 Countries. Now Women Weave It Into Bags
Water hyacinths have ravaged through native ecosystems in at least 50 countries. They continue to spread and grow rapidly without much interference. Rokhak Women Handicraft is taking these plants out of the ecosystem and employing Cambodian women to make bags and rugs out of the weed.
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