Introducing the Top 500 NGOs World. The Global Journal began publishing nonprofit rankings in 2012 with the Top 100 NGOs. After expanding the scope of the project to a Top 500 NGOs in 2015, the fourth edition picks up where the Journal left off on an all-new media platform, NGO Advisor. The 2016 edition intensifies this fascinating exploration of the global nonprofit sector with three Top 500 rankings: World, USA, and India.
Rubber trees grow well indoors in indirect light. The rubber tree plant (Ficus elastica) gets its name from its milky sap, which was used to produce rubber in the early 1900s.It is native to Malaysia, Java and other parts of southern Asia, and makes an easy-to-grow houseplant when grown under suitable conditions.ubber trees grow well indoors in indirect light. The rubber tree plant (Ficus elastica) gets its name from its milky sap, which was used to produce rubber in the early 1900s.
First discovered by the ancient Olmec, Maya, and Aztec, the latex sap from the rubber tree was once used to make rubber balls, to waterproof clothes and even to form homemade shoes. Botany In the wild, the rubber tree will grow to heights of 100 to 130 feet, and can live up to 100 years. Its most famous feature is the milky white sap, known as latex, which flows freely from the tree when a sliver of bark is removed. A rubber tree, also referred to as rubberwood, can be tapped for latex once it reaches approximately six years of age.