Fact Sheet
Kids! 10 Easy Ways YOU Can Help Save Rainforests
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Rainforest Alliance
- Ask your parents to buy foods -- like bananas and coffee -- that are grown in a sustainable way -- In a way that is safe for the environment, for wildlife, and for people.
- Ask your school to buy environmentally friendly paper.
- Have a bake sale or school fundraiser to raise money to donate to an organization that works to conserve rainforests.
- Read about other children who live in and near the rainforest -- See how they and their families depend on the plants and animals in the rainforest.
- Tell your friends and family about how important the rainforests are, or ask your teacher to teach your class more about rainforests.
- Use less paper -- re-use paper instead of throwing it out. Cut it up to use as a notepad, or recycle the paper you use. Ask your parents and teacher about how they recycle their paper.
- Do a class project to learn more about rainforests and the plants and animals that live there -- Create a skit, write a story, or decorate your classroom to look like a real rainforest.
- Write a letter to an organization or company that is working to protect the rainforest and tell them they’re doing a great job!
- Look at a map of the world with your parents or teacher, and point out the places where rainforests exist.
- Look around your home for things you use or eat that originate in the rainforest -- Think about how many things that we use every day originate in the rainforest,and how it would affect you if they were no longer around.
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