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ICEDAC-USA is an international non-governmental organization dedicated to environmental protection and social progress through interventions in education, sustainable development, health and humanitarian aid. Our mission is to promote a future where nature and people coexist in harmony, by providing innovative and sustainable solutions to environmental and social challenges…
Paulownia is native to western and central China, where historical documents describe its medicinal, ornamental and timber uses as far back as the third century BC. It has been cultivated for centuries in Japan, where it is valued in many traditions. It was imported to Europe in the 1830s by the Dutch East India Company and brought to North America a few years later. Paulownia has been naturalized in the eastern United States for over 150 years and is also grown on the West Coast…
The ebony tree is native to the humid coastal rainforests of India and Sri Lanka. Due to its slow growth and value as a timber tree, this tree species is becoming increasingly rare in its natural range, where it is considered an endangered species, according to “tropical and subtropical trees”.