For citizens wishing to act on behalf of tropical rainforests, the best place to begin is education. Students should learn all they can and seek to share what they know. Through posters, T-shirts, letters, and books, students can share what they have learned. Understanding and assisting conservation programs and organizations can be an effective way to become involved. Most conservation organizations will send free materials to classrooms.
Many conservation organizations suggest a boycott of rainforest beef.
Hamburger meat used in the USA frequently comes from cleared rainforest areas in Central America. The low quality rainforest beef is ground and sold to US fast food restaurants. Rainforests can be protected by reducing use of tree resources through recycling and conservation. They also urge people not to buy tropical hardwoods such as mahogany and rosewood. Thornton et al.