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Sustainable is Attainable... Here's How
- Buy foods grown on Rainforest Alliance Certified™ farms
Choose coffee, tea, cocoa, chocolate, bananas, orange juice, guava, pineapple, passion fruit, plantains, macadamia nuts and flowers that come from healthy farms where rainforest is conserved and workers receive fair treatment. Visit the Rainforest Alliance's SmartHouse to see how easy it is to integrate sustainable products into your everyday life.
- Purchase Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)/Rainforest Alliance Certified™ wood products
Do your part to conserve forests around the world by buying wood and wood products that are responsibly harvested and processed. See a complete list of FSC/Rainforest Alliance Certified wood products.
- Choose responsible vacations
Sustainable tourism dollars directly benefit the environment and the communities you visit. View a list of vacation options and get more information about the positive impacts of responsible tourism.
- Learn more about rainforests and teach children, friends and family
Read the Rainforest Alliance's Eco-Exchange bulletin for news on what's being done to conserve biodiversity in Latin America. Visit the Rainforest Alliance's Learning Site for free rainforest related lessons and activities that are used in classrooms around the country. Stop by the Rainforest Alliance's interactive Treehouse to explore the wonders of the rainforest and learn more about the people, plants and animals that live there.
- Take control of your mailbox
Subscribe to Catalog Choice, a free service that lets you communicate your mail preferences to companies and reduces the number of unwanted catalogues in your mailbox. Utilize the online bill pay options provided by most credit card, gas and electric, and cable companies.
- Support renewable energy and energy efficient technology.
Choose Energy Star® rated appliances, energy-efficient light bulbs and consider installing a solar energy system. See a slideshow of the process.
- Ask your school or workplace to purchase environmentally friendly paper
Paper bearing the FSC seal was manufactured using responsibly harvested trees. Find FSC/Rainforest Alliance Certified paper.
- Thank the companies and farmers working with the Rainforest Alliance
They are protecting the world's forests so that we can all enjoy them in the future. Chiquita, Domtar, Unilever, Gibson Guitars and Kraft are among the many companies that sell sustainable products that are certified by the Rainforest Alliance. Write and thank them for a job well-done!
- Organize a local fundraising event
Bring together neighbors, family and friends for a "Rainforest Run" or a "Rainforest Rummage Sale" and donate the proceeds to an organization that is conserving rainforests. See more great fundraising ideas.
- Adopt-A-Rainforest
Contribute to our Adopt-A-Rainforest program to aid small conservation groups based in tropical countries that are working to stop rainforest destruction.
- Become a member of the Rainforest Alliance!
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