Photos of deforestation in Costa Rica (Central America) [updated 2009-03-26]

---

Below you will find a collection of photos from Costa Rica. Pictures were taken by Rhett A. Butler, copyright 2008. While these images are the property of mongabay.com, it may be permissible to use them for non-commercial purposes (like powerpoint presentations and school projects), provided that the images are not altered in any form. Please read this for more details. If you are interested in using an image in a publication please contact me.

Pasture, regenerating forest, and forest in Las Cruces Aerial view of estuary, forests, and agriculture Aerial view of estuary, forests, and agriculture Aerial view of deforestation on mountainous terrain in Costa Rica Aerial view of forest fragments in Costa Rica Aerial view of a logged and burned area in Costa Rica Aerial view of estuary, forests, and agriculture Las Cruces forest and neighboring regenerating pasture Pasture near Las Cruces Aerial view of estuary, forests, and agriculture Pasture near Las Cruces Pasture, regenerating forest, and forest in Las Cruces Logged rainforest tree in Costa Rica Burned field adjacent to a forest fragment Overhead view of deforestation near the Osa Peninsula Aerial view of forest fragments in Costa Rica Aerial view of forest fragments in Costa Rica Burned field adjacent to a forest fragment Aerial view of deforestation on mountainous terrain in Costa Rica Aerial view of fresh forest clearing on a hillside for oil palm Aerial view of foresty clearing in Costa Rica Aerial view of deforestation near the Osa Peninsula Aerial view of forest fragments in Costa Rica Aerial view of forest fragments in Costa Rica Aerial view of a logged and burned area in Costa Rica Aerial view of estuary, forests, and agriculture Burned field adjacent to a forest fragment Las Cruces forest and neighboring regenerating pasture Aerial view of estuary, forests, and agriculture Aerial view of deforestation on mountainous terrain in Costa Rica Page 1 | Page 2