Sustainable commercial management

• Selective logging and replanting: avoids completely destructive clear felling
• Ecotourism: Introduces people to the natural world and provides long-term income to local people and governments
• Conservation and education: encourages preservation of rainforests in national parks and anture reserves for scientific research and tourism
• International agreements: Recognise the global importance of rainforests in combating climate change. Some donor countries and organisations reduce their debt repayment demands in return for a halt in deforestation
• The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) promotes sustainably managed forestry through education programmes and their labelled products