Unfortunately for the rainforest, most of the causes of its destruction lack easy answers. Overpopulation cannot be solved without extensive and intrusive legislation and widely available birth control. No method currently exists to feasibly curb the population’s growth and the corresponding demand for products of all kinds. Instead the derivative causes of rainforest deforestation must be addressed.
Various forms of regulation are the most obvious resolutions to the problems that cause rainforest deforestation. Industries could be regulated to limit the uses of rainforest-derived materials and ensure that they are gathered in the most ecologically friendly way possible. Of course, these methods might encourage poaching and the international nature of the rainforest makes it difficult to regulate effectively.
Agricultural problems can be eased by extensive research, however. If effort is made to engineer crops that make the best use of the soil possible, farmers would have less need to deforest new sections of the rainforest to get new farm land. Crops that are prepared to deal with the heat and low nutrient conditions in most rainforest areas would stand up well. Additionally, better farm management strategies, like crop rotation, could help add nutrients to the soil instead of only draining them. Agricultural reform like this could involve subsidies to encourage the planting of different crops and to fund the research necessary to develop efficient ones.
Crop rotation, agricultural research, and industry regulation can all contribute to the ultimate solution to rainforest deforestation. If enough support is gathered, measures like this can be implemented and the rainforest will be saved.
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