If the international community wants the global benefits of rainforest preservation, it is going to have to stump up some of the costs, says a paper produced by Alternatives to Slash-and-Burn Programme (ASB) in Kenya that examines the land-use systems that replace natural forests after periods of deforestation. While part of the conservation answer lies in the developing countries themselves, the paper asks if these countries should have to shoulder the entire financial burden of forest conservation when all faced urgent development imperatives, such as educating and vaccinating rural children?