If there wasn't the resistance from environmental groups, there probably would be alot more harvesting of the ecosystem going on. It helps fund our research through volunteers. Volunteers pay to be involved in projects, which helps fund us. Plus, you get the manual labor of the volunteers. You can do things like supporting organizations like Earthwatch and international organizations that try to save forests.
Recycling helps everybody.
Ecotourism will be helpful. Tourists come to see natural areas. The money they pay for these vacations go toward helping these regions. That's one of the most hopeful methods for the future. In the Amazon, there are many indigenous people left and also in the Pantanal.