What Can be Done?

There are countless conservation efforts or measures that could be taken to improve the status quo. Things such as attempting to reduce logging, ameliorating civil differences, and installing limitations on resource extraction would surely better the current situation. However, as we've seen in the past, most of these efforts may fail due to the unstable, irresponsible political climate of the region. In order to ensure the preservation of native plant life and wildlife, a practical approach needs to be taken. The Wildlife Conservation Society, in my opinion, has adopted the post pragmatic and feasible strategy for protection of this ecosystem. This strategy involves continuing the international governmental lobbying efforts, but focuses mainly on setting up many high-quality, secured preservation sites in areas where the native wildlife and plant life are the most endangered and require the most protection. Several of this sites exist currently, and have been successful in their goals. This approach recognizes that mass destruction will still occur, but takes small steps towards preventing future areas from witnessing the same destruction. Over time, more areas can be protected, ensuring the safety of an increasingly larger portion of the forest. As more of the overriding problems relating to forest depletion are resolved on an regional scale, these small secured areas can expand and the native wildlife and plant life it protected can repopulate the surrounding forest areas.