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What can you do to save the rainforests if you are sitting far, far away from them? Believe it or not, you can take simple steps like these in your own home to save distant rainforests around the world.

1. Don’t let anyone buy ivory, coral, reptile skins, tortoise shells, or cat pelts - they are all endangered species
2. Ask your family not to buy tropical hardwoods
3. Try to buy tree-free paper - A major reason forests are cut is for paper and the less wood-based paper we use, the less pressure there will be to log rainforests
4. Choose cereals, cookies, and nuts that are made from rainforest products and that advertise their support for rainforest preservation.
5. If you eat beef, make sure it was raised in the U.S. (or other non-rainforest countries) - otherwise the meat may be from cattle raised on land that used to be rainforest

Special Thanks to Rainforest Action Network