Conservation, like politics, sometimes makes strange bedfellows, and the latest news from Brazil is a case in point.

While most people think of condoms as contraceptives and health aids, to prevent pregnancy and the spread of sexually transmitted diseases, the Brazilian government has some up with an environmental use for condoms: preserving the Amazon rainforest.

Learn how latex from the Amazon rainforest, transformed into 100 million condoms annually, will help to protect and preserve one of the world's most vital natural resources while boosting the local economy and slowing the spread of HIV/AIDS in Brazil. It's a fascinating story.

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