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Solutions for the Amazon, wherever you are

Whether you are drifting in a boat along the Amazon River, toes dipped in the water, or purchasing a fish for your tank, your actions can have an impact on the largest rainforest in the world. Here are some tips to make sure these impacts are positive.


> Beware of the aquarium fish that you buy

If you are buying fish that has been taken from the wild in the Amazon River, make sure that you're not bringing a threatened species into your home and potentially contributing to its extinction.


> Buy good wood

Big-leaf mahogany, a severely threatened species found in the Amazon Basin, is more at home in a rainforest than in your house. Despite conventions regulating its trade, this species is still making its way into countries such as the U.S. Make sure you are not buying wood products made from this tree – always check before buying, and prefer FSC-certified products.

Find out more about big-leaf mahogany
Tips for buying wood – the WWF good wood guide

Contact us

WWF Colombia

Carrera 35 No 4A-25,<br /> San Fernando,<br /> Cali,<br /> Colombia

Colombia

+57 2 558 2577

+57 2 558 2588

WWF Peru

WWF Peru Trinidad Mor&aacute;n 853LinceLima- 14,<br /> Peru

Peru

+51 1 440 5550

+51 1 440 2133

WWF-Bolivia

Av. Beni Calle Los Pitones No. 2070 Santa Cruz - Bolivia

Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

+591 3 3430609

+591 3 31150 42

WWF-Brazil

CLS 114 Bloco D - 35 - Asa Sul,<br /> DF,<br /> 70377-540 Brasília - Distrito Federal

Brazil

+55 61 3686-0632

WWF-Guianas,<br /> Guyana

WWF-Guianas,<br /> Guyana 285 Irving StreetQueenstown,<br />Georgetown,<br /> Guyana

Guyana

+592 223 7801
The study identifies 794 species in 595 sites around the world that are threatened with imminent extinction, including many species of birds, including parrots, as well as mammals, amphibians and reptiles. © WWF / Martin Harvey

> Watch out for the pets you buy

Whether it's scaly or furry, the animal you bring home from the pet store may be thousands of miles from home – home being perhaps the Amazon rainforest.
Find out about wildlife trade in the Amazon
FSC-certified forest owned by Forest Santa Barbara SRL. © Fundación Vida Silvestre Argentina

> Support conservation by taking a holiday

The Hotel Aldeia dos Lagos was built as a part of "Silves: a Project for Ecotourism and the local community in Brazilian Amazon" executed by ASPAC with WWF's technical support.

The project aims to become the first feasible undertaking for the community for ecotourism in the Amazon Region. The profits will be used to help in the conservation of the lake system in the region, and to improve the quality of life of people from Silves.
Find out about the activities and book your holiday

#SOSVirunga

Send a message to Total that we don't want oil exploration in Virunga National Park, or any other World Heritage Site!

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Team of fish scientists Collecting fish Jaú National Park, Amazonas, Brazil © WWF / Juan PRATGINESTOS

> Invest in WWF's work

One of the best ways still to help the Amazon is to help WWF in its work. Every little counts, and it is contributions such as yours that make our conservation efforts possible - today and tomorrow.
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