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Investing in natural infrastructure for a shared future for all life

Source
UNDP

Publication Date
2022-05-21

The Living Bridge of Meghalaya documents the story of the indigenous Khasi people who trained the living aerial roots of the Indian rubber fig tree to serve as bridges. These living root bridges crisscross rivers that swell in violent monsoons, which would likely wash away any other form of bridge.

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https://www.undp.org/blog/investing-natural-infrastructure-shared-future-all-life