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A. Means of conserving tropical rainforests
1) Drastic reduction of human population growth
2) Improvement of land use
3) Improvement of forest management
4) Institution of changes in public policies toward forests
5) Protection of forest land
6) Improvement of agricultural methods and productivity
7) Modification of economic and legal systems
8) Reduction of social and economic imbalances
9) Reduction of anthropogenic effects on forests
10) Utilization of indigenous species for resources
11) Establishment of national centers for the conservation of threatened and endangered species
12) Increase in basic research on tropical rainforests
13) Regarding tropical rainforest preservation as an asset in economic calculations
14) Institution of economic measures favorable to rainforest preservation
15) Reformation of trade policies
16) Reduction of poverty, both urban and rural
17) “Community-based” conservation
18) Promotion of the rights of indigenous peoples
19) Increasing international pressures
20) Improving environmental education
21) Reduction of waste
22) Reduction of demand
23) Market reform
24) Care of secondary forests
25) Thinking on a large scale
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