What can you do to save the Amazon?
Well,
Donate to conservation groups. These are dedicated organizations working to preserve some of the natural beauty of the Amazon. Some of the more high profile groups weild a lot of power in the economic and industry circles of today. They include:
Green Peace,
Amazon Conservation Team (ACT),
Amazon International,
Amazonwatch,
APECA, Inc.,
and Buy the Rainforest.
Limit your beef consumption. This reduces the multiple pressures put on the environment by cattle in cleared South American forests. For example, habitat is destroyed for ranches and pollution is released into the atmosphere when beef is transported.
If you purchase an exotic pet, make sure that it is captive-bred, not wild caught in the Amazon. One of the largest threats to the Amazon's unique ecosystem is loss of animals via the illegal pet trade. The species that are targeted the hardest are popular pets such as parrots, snakes and tarantulas.
Well,
Donate to conservation groups. These are dedicated organizations working to preserve some of the natural beauty of the Amazon. Some of the more high profile groups weild a lot of power in the economic and industry circles of today. They include:
Green Peace,
Amazon Conservation Team (ACT),
Amazon International,
Amazonwatch,
APECA, Inc.,
and Buy the Rainforest.
Limit your beef consumption. This reduces the multiple pressures put on the environment by cattle in cleared South American forests. For example, habitat is destroyed for ranches and pollution is released into the atmosphere when beef is transported.
If you purchase an exotic pet, make sure that it is captive-bred, not wild caught in the Amazon. One of the largest threats to the Amazon's unique ecosystem is loss of animals via the illegal pet trade. The species that are targeted the hardest are popular pets such as parrots, snakes and tarantulas.
