Slash-and-burn agriculture in the rainforest of Borneo

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Picture Title: Slash-and-burn agriculture in the rainforest of Borneo. This section of forest was cut months past but the farmers missed their window for converting the land for agriculture. Rains came before the fallen vegetation had been thoroughly burned and thus, this land cannot be used for crops until the forest regrows and is slash-and-burned again. In its current state most nutrients have already been leached by the strong tropical sun and rain has washed away valuable soils. Image Location: Kalimantan, Borneo (Indonesian Borneo) Photographer/Camera: Photo taken by Rhett A. Butler using a Canon Digital Rebel XT Scenery | Deforestation Information on Indonesia's forests: Indonesia news | forest profile | forest stats You may print this image for personal use. Provided the mongabay.com logo is not removed, you may post this picture on your web site -- a link back is appreciated -- and use it for school projects and powerpoints. If you are interested in using this photograph in a publication, please contact me. Please reference the URL of this photo in your email. High resolution versions may be available.