Most big banks don't have any special lending rules, or lending policies , that prevent them from loaning money to companies that destroy the rainforest. This means that banks don't think about the damage that will be done to the rainforest by giving the oil company a loan. One positive thing banks can do is lend money to companies that help the rainforests and the environment in general. For instance, banks can loan money to energy companies that use solar power or wind power to help meet our energy needs. Unlike energy from fossil fuels, energy from the sun and the wind is free of pollution and renewable , which means it comes from sources that last forever.
Banks can also lend money to sustainable farming, or agriculture , projects in the rainforest.
They can give loans to companies that gather, or harvest , products like rubber, coffee, cocoa, and Brazil nuts in a way that keeps the rainforest healthy and doesn't pollute the land or the rivers. What You Can Do Learn about your bank . It is important to ask your bank what its lending policies are, and whether or not they take the environment into account when making loans. That way, you'll know that your money isn't being used to fund a project that might destroy the rainforest. Write a letter .