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There are many Solutions for Deforestation and here are a few notable mentions.
Collaberation: As easy as this sounds it’s actually very difficult to get many people and countries on the same page. Collaboration helps set in place sustainable forestry practice which in turn decreases the amount of deforestation that occurs. For example, forest plantains help grow the trees that are going to be uses for wood and paper without harvesting from Virgin Forest.
Corporations: Since corporations have the power to increase deforestation they also have the power to decrease it. Corporations can introduce policies which clean up their chains through “zero-deforestation” products. Which also includes holding their suppliers accountable for producing timber, soy, and paper in a non-deforestation inducing way!
We as a community could also form organization which expose corporations that do not care or try to solve the deforestation crisis.
Protect Indigenous communities: For thousands of years forest have also been home to indigenous people and they have been conserving these forest for those years. However, in a lot of cases government and corporations do not respect their land and use it to steal products and resources. This also damages the forest through deforestation.
Promoting Sustainability:This means to eat only sustainable food and to use recyclable or sustainable wood products. Also using your voice to protect the forests is a good option. This is because when we form organizations the corporations have to listen.
Changing our Policies: The government needs to do their part as well. This means the government should enforce forest conservations laws and are against corruption. This is because corruption creates unsustainable forest management, organized crime, and induces armed conflicts.
For example the US has laws like the Endangered Species Act, The wilderness act, The Lacey Act, and The roadless rule which help protect the forests in our country. They also prevent illegal wood products from entering out marketplace in the US.
Citation:
“Solutions to Deforestation.” Greenpeace International, www.greenpeace.org/usa/forests/solutions-to-deforestation/.
