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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Damage to small streams as miners work their way upstream looking for gold Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Plane view of Amazon rainforest landscape scarred by open pit gold mining Yellow flowering tree in the Amazon rainforest Amazon rainforest and Andean peaks Deforestation for cattle ranching Aerial view of the rainforest canopy in Peru's Western Amazon Aerial view of oil palm plantations on peatlands in Sumatra Glaciers in the Andes, as seen from a plane Mining damage in the Amazon Flowering rainforest canopy Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Overhead of swamp forest and rainforest Aerial view of the Río Huaypetue gold mine in Peru Aerial view of the rainforest canopy in the Western Amazon Downstream from the Rio Huaypetue gold mine. Heavy sediment loads and toxic chemicals like mercury and other heavy metals can cause problems for fish and aquatic life Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Aerial view of the rainforest canopy in the Ucayali department of the Peruvian Amazon Aerial view of oil palm plantations on peatlands in Sumatra Deforestation for cattle ranching Remote house atop a mountain peak in the Andes mosaic deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon Broccoli forest Logging road in Peru Plane view of Amazon rainforest landscape scarred by open pit gold mining Massive open pit gold mine in the Amazon rainforest mosaic deforestation in the Amazon Massive gold mine in the Amazon Amazon broccoli forest Guacamayo or Lamal gold mine in the Peruvian Amazon Open pit mine in the Amazon rainforest Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Aerial view of small-scale deforestation in the Amazon Milky turquoise river in the Amazon watershed Andean river as seen from an airplane Large-scale agriculture in the Peruvian Amazon Muddy rainforest river Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Clear-cutting in the Amazon Overview view of Amazon landscape scarred by open pit gold mines Aerial picture of flowering trees and rainforest canopy in the Western Amazon of Peru Deforestation along the Transoceanic highway in Peru Glaciers in the Andes, as seen from an aircraft Deforestation along the Transoceanic highway in Peru Rainforest in the most biodiverse part of the Amazon Selective logging in the Amazon Airplane view of a desert settlement Transoceanica deforestation Small rainforest settlement Remote Amazon ranch mosaic deforestation Aerial view of the Río Huaypetue gold mine the Peruvian Amazon Shadow of a plane in the clouds over the Amazon Plane view of Amazon landscape scarred by open pit gold mining Forest fire in the Amazon as seen from an airplane Deforestation along the Rio Tambopata in Peru Deforestation for cattle ranching River valley on the Amazon side of the lower Andes Andes near Lima Location: Andes (Peru) Remote Amazon tributary Amazon broccoli forest Agricultural fire in the high Andes Amazonian town and surrounding deforestation and agricultural fields Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Small-holder deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon Amazon broccoli forest Aerial image of gold mining damage in Peru's Amazon rainforest Downstream from the Río Huaypetue gold mine Remote house atop a mountain peak in the Andes Andean peaks and a turquoise lake Small-scale mining in the Peruvian Amazon Broccoli forest in the Amazon Aerial view of oil palm plantations on peatlands in Sumatra Milky turquoise river in the Amazon basin Logged-over rainforest in the Amazon Rainbow over the Amazon forest Clear-cutting in the Amazon Steep mountain ridge near Cuzco Aerial photo of deforestation along road in the Amazon Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Deforestation along an Amazon river Aerial picture of large-scale deforestation for ranching in the Peruvian Amazon Remote Amazon ranch Where the Sahara meets the Nile Aerial picture of cattle pasture cleared along a river in Peru's Madre de Dios Department Airplane view of deforestation caused by the Río Huaypetue gold mine in the Peruvian Amazon Overhead view of the Río Huaypetue gold mine in the Amazon rainforest Aerial view of small-scale deforestation in the Amazon Small-scale deforestation in the Amazon Aerial view of a rainbow over the rainforest Cloud forest canopy Aerial photograph of Amazon broccoli forest Overhead view of large-scale agriculture in the Peruvian Amazon Small-scale deforestation in the 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