Tropical Rainforest: The Amazon Jungle: What can be done?

Solutions for Amazon Rainforest

There are many ways to improve human impacts on The Amazon Rainforest. One of these ways include alternatives to destructive logging such as rubber tapping. Rubber tapping is a way of extracting latex from the tree without the need of cutting it down. Another way to improve human impacts is through Ecotourism. This method can secure minimal environmental impacts on The Amazon Rainforest. The income produced by ecotourism can also benefit the local communities. Community Based Fisheries operated in a sustainable and ecological way can also help improve human impacts. FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certification ensures that customers know if the products they buy are a result of forest destruction or not. Pricing carbon emissions created by agricultural production can also create funds that can in turn be used to conserve more ecosystems. Another solution could be to have deforestation charges to prevent mass deforestation. The expansion of protected areas and the increase of surveillance and patrols in these protected areas is another way to improve human impacts on The Amazon Rain Forest.

In addition potential improvements of the Amazon Rainforest include improving agriculture methods and productivity. This can be done by proper irrigation in the rainforest which in turn would establish sustainable agriculture. With the right selection of crops, erosion can be avoided and with the right irrigation system there can be an increase in production efficiency. Also with modern technology a piece of land can produce a lot more yield than it is producing now. Another solution to improve agriculture methods is to place research stations in The Amazon Rainforest to aid farmers and to give them information on sustainable agriculture. All of these ideas are vital for making The Amazon Rainforest sustainable.