How clothes made from trees are challenging the fast fashion industry from sun lenin Watch Video
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Description: In an increasingly globalised world, indigenous knowledge is at risk of disappearing. Before commercial clothing reached the Amazon, Sápara people made their own fabric from trees. But today, they are losing their traditions. It’s estimated that only 600 Sápara people remain in Ecuador. Filmmaker Lenin Montahuano, known as Yanda in Sápara, is working to revive and share his community’s wisdom. “The boom of the fast fashion industry meant that my people began to forget about the history
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