What can we do?
Deforestation of the World’s Rainforests
Deforestation could be slowly stopped if people would be more environmentally conscious. That means, to accelerate efforts in stopping deforestation, initiatives have to be started by you. As a suggestion, the significant contribution you could do is to help curtail the demand for products that are reliant on deforestation.
This does not necessarily mean that you would boycott products. It means that you could start by advocating and participating in recycling programs.
There are industries that are focused at recycling paper. Old and used paper would just be processed and turned into new paper products. If the practice becomes wide-scaled, the number of trees that has to be cut down would be reduced.
Legislation
Governments around the world should also start implementing legislations that would effectively prevent the continued practice of deforestation. Sanctions should be given to violating parties. That way, there would be less people and companies that would engage in slash and burn practices.
Governments should protect rain and dry forests. They can be declared national properties, so no businesses can ever touch them. They can also be turned into national parks; thus, the overall state of these forests could be effectively preserved.
Reforestation
Reforestation is the opposite of deforestation. If deforestation can be considered wounding of nature, reforestation is the sought-after healing process. In reforestation, forests are replanted with trees.
Since the practice of deforestation, in some cases, could not be avoided, it can be regulated so as not to create negative impact to the environment and to biodiversity.
source: http://www.solutionstoearthdestruction.com/How-To-Stop-Deforestation.html
