ConferenceSpeakers• PresidentofBrazil

• U.S.AmbassadortoBrazil

• Representa8veofTheWorldTradeOrganiza8on

• Representa8veofWorldBankGroup

• SpokeswomanfromTheRainforestAc8onNetwork

Shouldweorganizeaprogramofmonetarysubsidiestorainforestnature,hopingtodecreasetheirdependenceonrainforestproductsasasourceofrevenue?

• Asubsidyisafinancialassistance.• Demandforproductswillnotdecrease.

• Economyistooweakforthatsortoffinancialaid.

• Decreaseavailabilityleadstoincreaseinprice.

Shouldwespearheadaworldwideboyco=ofproductsproducedorassociatedwiththedestruc>onoftherainforest?

• Everydayresourcesareproducedbytherainforest• AboycoIwouldsimplydecreasetheamountofproductsonecoulduse

• Wouldputvariouscorpora8onsthatdependsontherainforestsproductstogooutofbusiness.• Productswouldbecomeunavailable.

• Jobloss• Interna8onaltrademayslow

RainforestActionNetworkSpokeswoman

• TheRainforestAc8onNetwork(RAN)advocatesforpreserva8onofrainforestsandtheirinhabitantsthrougheduca8on,grassrootsorganizing,andnon‐violentdirectac8on.

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RainforestActionNetworkSpokeswoman• RANorganizedourfirstsuccessfulboycoIin1987againstBurgerKingwhichencouragedranchersinCostaRicatouseslash‐and‐burntechniquestodestroyrainforest.

• OurboycoIresultedinBurgerKingcancellingitsplantodevelopcaIleranchesintheCostaRicantropicalrainforest. !

RainforestActionNetworkSpokeswoman

• Becauseweworkwithenvironmentalgroupsin60countries,RANcanorganizeworldwideproteststoboycoIthesaleofproductsassociatedwithhabitatdestruc8ontoprotectthebiodiversityoftropicalrainforests.

Iseduca>ontheanswer?Whatformwouldmostlikelyserveourobjec>ves?

RainforestActionNetworkSpokeswoman

• BiodiversityinTropicalRainforests–LessonPlan:– Biodiversityisthesumtotalofthegene8callybasedvarietyofallorganismsinthebiosphere.

– Habitatdestruc8oninthetropicalrainforestisreducingbiodiversity,leadingtospeciesex8nc8on.

– Humanac8vityreducesbiodiversitybyalteringhabitats,hun8ngspeciestoex8nc8on,introducingtoxiccompoundsintofoodwebs,andintroducingforeignspeciestonewenvironments.

ThePro’sandCon’sofSlashandBurnAgriculture.• Pro’s”• ThisisaveryfastwaytoclearthelandsoitcanbeusedforcaIleranching,

farming…etc.

• Con’s• Thelandcanbeusedforfarmingfor2yearsthanisnotabletouseforthe14yearstofollow.

Whatisslashandburnagriculture?• Slashandburnagricultureisgoingthroughthethicktree

coverandslashingthroughallthevegeta8onwithamachete.

(slash)

Thenafewweekslaterahugefireissettothewholeforest.

(burn)

RainforestActionNetworkSpokeswoman

• Webelievethateduca8onisimportantforraisingpublicawarenessofrainforestissuesandinfluencingchange.• RANeducatesbyconveningconferencesforna8onalandinterna8onalorganiza8ons,andbydevelopingmediacampaignstoinformthepublic.

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