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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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