How to Make a Difference: 20 Ways to Save the Rainforest from Your Computer

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

20 Ways to Save the Rainforest from Your Computer

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The Rainforests are the lungs of the world, they are home to an incredible array of flora and fauna - and they are disappearing at an alarming rate. We all need to do our bit to stop the deforestation and destruction of Rainforest habitat.

Fortunately it doesn't have to cost the earth - it can be as simple as changing your shopping habits so your hard earned money doesn't go to Corporations with a poor environmental record - or as involved as heading off to volunteer on the ground.

Here's a few ways to do your bit online. Most of them are free, and none will cost you more than $10 . . .

Click to Save the Rainforest at Care2 - its easy and its free!

Plant a tree at MokuGift - its only $1 per tree. Then spread the word about MokuGift - and for every 10 trees planted that are inspired by you, you will get one free tree planted in your name

Donate to SALVEASERRA at GlobalGiving.com - it only costs $10 and helps SALVEASERRA continue their great work restoring the Atlantic Forest in Brazil

Download the How to Make a Difference Toolbar - everytime you use it it generates a donation for SALVEASERRA

Search with EveryClick & support the World Land Trust

Click to save 70 sq. ft. of Amazon Rainforest at The Ecology Fund

Save 0.1 m² of rainforest with each search you do at Forestle.

Subscribe to the Action Blog and save up to 40 sq ft of rainforest (tell a friend and save even more!).

Support the Australian Rainforest Foundation with GoodSearch

Click to donate at RedJellyFish.com

Take action online with the Rainforest Action Network's latest online campaigns.

Raise awareness about the importance of the Rainforests - and raise funds for your favourite Rainforest Non-Profit at YourCause.com

Donate $10 to the Nature Conservancy's Plant a Billion Trees Campaign

Or you can donate to the Nature Conservancy for Free on Facebook by using the following Facebook applications:
Lil Green Patch
Adopt a Rainforest
Save the Rainforest

At One Square Foot you can save 1 sq foot for every 9 trivia questions you get right

Click to donate at The Rainforest Site. It only takes a few seconds of your time and doesn't cost a cent!

Buy a WE ADD UP Plant Trees T-Shirt - and not only are you raising awareness about the importance of Trees, but you will be planting 10 trees in the rainforest thanks to WE ADD UP & Sustainable Harvest International. (Alright, so this one DOES cost more than $10 - but you get a great T-Shirt, 10 trees planted in your name AND 10% of the purchase price is donated to SALVEASERRA)

Install PostReach ClickComments on your blog and make it easy for your readers to plant trees in the rainforest - and to leave comments on your blog!

Add the PlantYourTree.com Facebook application.

Sign up with EveryWun and support Trees for the Future - its free, and its as easy as placing a badge on your Facebook profile or blog!

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