subject: Wear Eco Friendly Vegetable Ivory And Tagua Jewelry To Save The Environment [print this page] These days most of the people have serious concerns for protecting the environment. In order to live a healthy life, environmental conservation is utmost important. There are many ways that we can make our environment better and peaceful. Wearing the handmade eco friendly jewelry is one of the good ways to protect the environment from harmful carbon emissions.
Tagua jewelry is considered as one of the most popular and most eco-friendly jewelry. It is made from Tagua beads and nuts. These ecofriendly jewelries are also better priced then the contemporary gold and diamond jewelries.
Tagua jewelry which is also commonly known as Palm ivory or Vegetable ivory is made from the dried Tagua nuts and Tagua beads. These Tagua nuts are extracted from the Tagua palm tree found in the Amazonian and costal jungles of northwestern South America. Tagua palms grows extensively in this regions, because of their favorable tropical climate.
The palms are found naturally growing large numbers in the rain forests and usually not planted. Each tagua palm produces about half a tonne (500 kgs) of raw tagua nuts per year. Harvesting up to 90% of these nuts does not endanger in any way the reproducive capacity of the forest. Instead harvesting these nuts gives the forest an economic value and so gives the local people an incentive the protect the forest.
In recent years, the demand of vegetable ivory jewelry has gradually grown because of their popularity in the markets of Europe and North America. Nowadays these jewelries are also showcased in many international fashion shows as trendy and colorful fashion accessories.
Besides in tagua jewelry tagua nuts are also used in various home decor items such as lamps, stands, kitchen ware.
The Tagua beads and nuts that are used in the traditional Tagua jewelry are rather small in size. After their harvest from the Tagua plant, they are first dried, peeled and selected. After that they are brazed and then dyed to get the desired color. They are polished and cut into various shapes to be used in necklaces, pendants, bracelets and rings. Using the natural vegetable ivory jewelry is not only good for the environment but also for the local farmers. Their farming provides employment to the thousands of people living in remote areas of South America. Tagua plants that grow extensively in the sub tropical rain forests of Amazon also helps in the preservation of other species by preventing the forests from deforestation.
In last few years the use of Vegetable ivory has minimized the killing of elephants to a large extent in South America. They now become a better alternative for the Elephants ivory. These days most of the jewelry designers use this vegetable ivory Tagua jewelry in order to protect the environment and elephants.
Tagua jewelries are sold in various jewelry stores and outlets all round the world. You can buy some exclusive decorative items made of Tagua beads and nuts in Ecuador, which is famous for Tagua farming. You can also buy them from various online stores. It is advisable to buy Tagua jewelry only from the certified and genuine online stores.
