Pictures of aerial photography [last update 2011-12-25]

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Below you will find a collection of photos from various places. Except where noted, pictures were taken by Rhett A. Butler, copyright 1994-2012. 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.

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Overhead view of lowland rainforest in Peru's Amazon Amazon rainforest river in Peru Aerial view of rugged rainforest in the Western Amazon of Peru Massive gold mining area in Peru's Amazon region Agricultural fire in Andes Location: Andes (Peru) Open pit Guacamayo gold mine in Peru's Madre de Dios Department Airplane view of the rainforest canopy in Peru's Ucayali department Overhead view of the Río Huaypetue gold mine in Peru River valley on the Amazon side of the lower Andes Deforestation in the Amazon Dust rising from a logging road following the passing of a truck Deforestation for cattle ranching Aerial photo of the rainforest canopy in Peru's Ucayali department Guacamayo or Lamal gold mine in the Amazon Deforestation for cattle pasture in the Peruvian Amazon Remote Amazon ranch Aerial photo of deforestation along a river in the Peruvian Amazon Rainforest river and forest clearing in the Peruvian Amazon Deforestation for cattle ranching Muddy, mine waste-laden stream flowing into a rainforest river Damage to small streams as miners work their way upstream looking for gold Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Logging road in Peru Overhead photo of cattle pasture cleared along a river in the Peruvian Amazon Miners at the landstrip of Rio Huaypetue gold mine A large-scale mining operation has turned the Rio Huaypetue into a mud and gravel pit in southeastern Peru. The surrounding rainforest is suffering from hunting and cutting for timber and fuelwood. Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Deforestation for cattle ranching High mountain forest near the tree-line in the Amazon Basin River stained by mine waste in the Amazon rainforest Andes mountains in Peru Location: Andes (Peru) Aerial view of deforestation caused by the Río Huaypetue gold mine in Peru Small-scale deforestation in the Amazon Forest fire in the Amazon Mining damage in the Amazon Drylands of Egypt Aerial view of a meandering river in Peru's Amazon Amazon rainforest river Airplane view of small-scale deforestation in the Amazon Amazon rainforest canopy Aerial view of large-scale agriculture in the Peruvian Amazon Overhead view of small-scale deforestation in the Amazon Deforestation for cattle ranching Yellow flowering tree in the Amazon rainforest Rainforest road Amazon rainforest and Andean peaks Aerial photograph of a rainforest river Rainbow over the rainforest Aerial photograph of Amazon broccoli rainforest Andean city viewed from above Location: Andes (Peru) Agricultural burning along the Rio Tambopata Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Rainforest river and forest clearing in the Peruvian Amazon Deforestation in the Amazon forest Amazon landscape scarred by gold mining Plane picture of gold mining damage in Peru's Amazon rainforest Aerial photography of deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon Aerial picture of Cuzco Location: Cuzco (Peru) Deforestation in the Amazon Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Amazon landscape scarred by clearing for cattle pasture Yellowing flowering trees in Peru's Tambopata Reserve Deforestation along the Transoceanic highway in Peru Mining operations at Rio Huaypetue gold mine Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Tropical savanna near the Peru-Bolivia border Sections of rain forest cut for slash-and-burn agriculture Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Andes mountains in Peru Location: Andes (Peru) Airplane view of dense 'broccoli forest' amid rainforest in the Amazon Rainforest river as seen from above Aircraft view of Amazon landscape scarred by open pit gold mining Overhead view of large-scale deforestation for cattle ranching in the Peruvian Amazon aerial photography: Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5 | Page 6 | Page 7 | Page 8 | Page 9 | Page 10 | Page 11 | Page 12 | Page 13 | Page 14 | Page 15 | Page 16 | Page 17 | Page 18