n.In addition, the governments of the countries where rain forests are located can also play a part. Through legislation and programs, the governments need to regulate the infusion of developers, miners, and loggers into the forests. They can do this in a way similar to the way the NCAA regulates the recruiting of athletes. By closely restricting "recruitingtactics" made to convince the tribes to surrender their land, the natives will be less bombarded by fast-talking, money-hungary cooporations. Also,there should be less outsiders allowed into the forests to destroy its simplicity. This will also keep the cultures from being overshadowed bythose of the outside world, which will help to preserve pride of the tribe members in their traditions and knowledge. In fact, some governments have started to make an effort in preservation of the rain forests. For example, in June 1992, the UnitedNations Conference on Environment and Development, commonly known as the Earth Summit, convened for 12 days on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Earth Summit devleoped and legitimized a broadagenda for environmental, economic and political change. The purposes of the conference were to identify long-term enviromental reforms and toinitiate processes for their international implementation and supervision. Conventions were held to discuss and adopt documents on theenvironment. The major topics covered by these conventions includedclimate change, biodiviersity, forest protections, Agenda 21 (a 900-page blueprint for environmental development), and the Rio Declaration (asix-page statement that called for integrating the environment with economic development). The Earth Summit was a historic event of great significance. Not only did it make the environment a priority on theworld's agenda, but delegates from 179 countries attended, making it the largest conference ever held ("Environment").However, depsite great interest in the environment...
