First we need to understand that with the advent of sophisticated earth satellites, we can accurately determine exactly where and how the natural production of Oxygen is being produced; via Rain Forests; plankton and algae in the World's oceans and other natural occurring plants.  Next, we have to understand why Rain Forests are being cut down.  It's all about economics.  Oddly, while the world pays for lumber produced by Rain Forests it does not pay for the Oxygen it produces.

This figure is yet to be determined. In preliminary studies, it is likely to be in the range of $1 USD to $2 USD per barrel of crude oil and $2 USD to $4 USD per metric ton of coal.

Directly to individual land owners of the Rain Forests. Similiar to farmers in any country who produces crops, grain, etc.  The farmer's main production in this case would be Oxygen and whatever other products that could be gleaned without damaging or cutting down the forest.

We all benefit. But, directly the indivudual landowner, who presently is barely scraching out a living will benefit. Through this program these farmer/peasents will now have a new and continual source of income.  This could have a profound effect on Third World countries.  As we all know, the world and its inhabitants are much better off with increased tree growth.  We probably all know from grade school that trees consume carbon dioxide and produce oxygen. It is this natural interaction which has made this planet healthy for millions of years.  Forestation protects against soil erosion, not to mention cures for many diseases are found from trees, and likely many more will be found.

You could do the normal things like - Sending a letter to your Member of Congress, Senator, or Government representative - but frankly, that's not working very well.

Perhaps a more practial approach is to buy products which are taken directly from the rain-forests of Brazil other than lumber of course. The recent discovery of the Acai Berry in the Amazon is producing such strong new revenues that through our consumption of the Acai Berry will go far in creating a local Amazon economy that will stop senseless hacking of the treasures found, and to be found, in the Amazon rainforsts.

Holder of Phone Card Patents 5,068,891, 5,790,636 and 6,295,344. Founder of Real-Time Services, Inc., Tampa, Florida. Speaker at the International Livestock School, Inventor of the Marshall Regression Formula that solves for three variables and three unknowns simultanously when one or more of the unknowns is a negative.