How can we protect rainforests?
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One way to save the rainforest? Avoid Palm Oil. Palm oil, found in half of all processed foods in the US, and many common household products is a key contributor to rainforest deforestation!
It’s best to buy less. But when you do buy choose companies that donate to environmental causes like Irving Farm Coffee’s Rainforest Foundation Project Coffee or Teadora’s skin care products. Irving Farm’s Rainforest Foundation Project Coffee–they not only source their coffee from cooperatives in Peruvian and Honduran rainforests–they give us $1 for every bag sold!
Whether it’s ensuring that your next pair of gold earrings are made from recycled gold, or purchasing Marcal’s recycled toilet paper, there are purchases anyone can choose to avoid that can save the rainforest. Logging is a major driver of long term rainforest destruction. Avoiding guitars, furniture and other products made from threatened rainforest woods like: Mahogany, Rosewood and Ebony is a great start, but avoiding all tropical hardwoods is even better! Learn more about logging and mining and their effects on our rainforests!
Whether you have a backyard, balcony or window sill, you can help migrating birds on their way home. It’s easy and fun! Just plant native plants, bird and insect attracting flowers, or even just hang up a bird bath or bird house. All of these help migrating birds make it to the rainforests of Central and South America. By giving them food water and shelter or even just giving the insects they eat a little room to thrive you help the amazing migrations that our winged friends make every year.
✦Eliminate Deforestation From Your Diet.
✦Buy Responsibly Sourced Products.
✦Choose Products That Give Back.
✦Support Indigenous Communities.
✦Reduce Your Carbon Footprint.
✦Email Your Preferred News Outlet.
✦Share Rainforest News on Social Media.
✦Contact Your Elected Representatives.