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Saving the Amazon

The five ways...

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All the articles are telling us the usual ways: reduce consumption of fossil fuels, meat, etc. Alllt hose ideas area aimed at longer-range solutions. I needed something more immediate to do so I picked:

Protect an acre of land.

You can also donate money through the Rainforest Action Network’s Protect an Acre program, which funnels donations to grassroots organizations that fight to protect both threatened forest territories and the communities that have lived in these regions for generations. Per the organization’s website, “These grants are critical to help local activists regain control of and sustainably manage traditional territories.” Learn more here.