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Pasture and legal forest reserve near the Arc of Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon
Pasture and legal forest reserve near the Arc of Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon

(Brazil)

Patchwork of legal forest reserves, pasture, and soy farms in the Brazilian Amazon
Patchwork of legal forest reserves, pasture, and soy farms in the Brazilian Amazon

(Brazil)


Aerial vew of burning peatlands and forest in Indonesian Borneo


Aerial view of the Rio das Mortes
Aerial view of the Rio das Mortes

(Brazil)

Lone Brazil nut tree left standing in a deforested area
Lone Brazil nut tree left standing in a deforested area

(Brazil)

Geometric patterns of deforestation
Geometric patterns of deforestation

(Brazil)


Football match from above near the Okavango delta


Large-scale soy fields in the southern Amazon
Large-scale soy fields in the southern Amazon

(Brazil)

Pasture and legal forest reserve near the Arc of Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon
Pasture and legal forest reserve near the Arc of Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon

(Brazil)

Aerial view of 't-shaped' land formation on Costa Rica's Pacific coastline
Aerial view of 't-shaped' land formation on Costa Rica's Pacific coastline

(Costa Rica)

Soy field abutting against tropical forest
Soy field abutting against tropical forest

(Brazil)


Shifting cultivation by the Trio tribe in the rainforest of Southern Suriname

(Suriname)

Forst clearing for soy
Forst clearing for soy

(Brazil)

Newly cleared section of Amazon forest
Newly cleared section of Amazon forest

(Brazil)

Aerial view of an oil palm plantation and a heavily logged natural forest
Aerial view of an oil palm plantation and a heavily logged natural forest

(Malaysia)


Jungle lowland rainforest reaching the coast of New Guinea



Aerial view of large herd of African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) in the Okavango delta


Oil palm plantations in Malaysian Borneo
Oil palm plantations in Malaysian Borneo

(Malaysia)

Geometric patterns of deforestation
Geometric patterns of deforestation

(Brazil)


Airplane view of peatland being drained and cleared in Borneo


Oil palm plantation and forest in Costa Rica
Oil palm plantation and forest in Costa Rica

(Costa Rica)

Soy field adjacent to Amazon transition forest
Soy field adjacent to Amazon transition forest

(Brazil)

Soy and forest in the Amazon
Soy and forest in the Amazon

(Brazil)

Clearing of Amazon forest for pasture or soy
Clearing of Amazon forest for pasture or soy

(Brazil)

Amazon rainforest and cattle pasture
Amazon rainforest and cattle pasture

(Brazil)

Cerrado and pasture
Cerrado and pasture

(Brazil)

Aerial view of rainforest that has been slash-and-burned for agriculture (Kalimantan; Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
Aerial view of rainforest that has been slash-and-burned for agriculture

(Indonesia)


Sun striking landscape of the Okavango delta



Aerial view of African elephant (Loxodonta africana) wading in Okavango delta


Soy and forest reserves
Soy and forest reserves

(Brazil)


Aerial view of forest and land cleared for oil palm plantations


Aerial view of oil palm plantations in Costa Rica
Aerial view of oil palm plantations in Costa Rica

(Costa Rica)

Aerial view of winding estuary rivers in Costa Rica
Aerial view of winding estuary rivers in Costa Rica

(Costa Rica)

Aerial view of mangrove forests that have been cleared for farming and aquaculture (Kalimantan; Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
Aerial view of mangrove forests that have been cleared for farming and aquaculture

(Indonesia)

Blocks of rainforest razed for slash-and-burn agriculture in the Peruvian Amazon
Blocks of rainforest razed for slash-and-burn agriculture in the Peruvian Amazon
Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu

(Peru)

Conversion of transition forest in the Brazilian Amazon
Conversion of transition forest in the Brazilian Amazon

(Brazil)

Solitary tree in the middle of a soy field
Solitary tree in the middle of a soy field

(Brazil)

Oil palm plantation and forest in Costa Rica
Oil palm plantation and forest in Costa Rica

(Costa Rica)

Aerial view of extensive soy fields and legal forest reserves in the Brazilian Amazon
Aerial view of extensive soy fields and legal forest reserves in the Brazilian Amazon

(Brazil)

Oil palm plantation and forest in Costa Rica
Oil palm plantation and forest in Costa Rica

(Costa Rica)

Rugged forest mountains of Borneo
Rugged forest mountains of Borneo

(Malaysia)


Oil palm development in Central Kalimantan


Conversion of transition forest in the Brazilian Amazon
Conversion of transition forest in the Brazilian Amazon

(Brazil)


Islands off Bird's Head, northern New Guinea


Storm over the Amazon
Storm over the Amazon

(Brazil)

Cattle pasture and Amazon forest
Cattle pasture and Amazon forest

(Brazil)

Wetlands area near the Osa Peninsula
Wetlands area near the Osa Peninsula

(Costa Rica)

Storm over the Amazon's agricultural landscape
Storm over the Amazon's agricultural landscape

(Brazil)

Amazon rainforest and cattle pasture
Amazon rainforest and cattle pasture

(Brazil)

Aerial view of deforested jungle in Borneo (Kalimantan; Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
Aerial view of deforested jungle in Borneo

(Indonesia)

Amazon rainforest and cattle pasture
Amazon rainforest and cattle pasture

(Brazil)

Airplane view of new oil palm plantations in Costa Rica
Airplane view of new oil palm plantations in Costa Rica

(Costa Rica)


Islands and reefs off the northern coast of New Guinea


Riparian forest and soy
Riparian forest and soy

(Brazil)

Storm over the Amazon's agricultural landscape
Storm over the Amazon's agricultural landscape

(Brazil)

Soy and forest fragments: the new landscape of the southern Amazon
Soy and forest fragments: the new landscape of the southern Amazon

(Brazil)

Patchwork of legal forest reserves, pasture, and soy farms in the Brazilian Amazon
Patchwork of legal forest reserves, pasture, and soy farms in the Brazilian Amazon

(Brazil)


Aerial vew of burning peatlands in Indonesia's West Kalimantan province



Coral reef and forest off the northern coast of New Guinea



Aerial view of a jungle river delta in New Guinea


Aerial view of industrial oil palm plantations in Costa Rica
Aerial view of industrial oil palm plantations in Costa Rica

(Costa Rica)


Aerial view of a tailing pond for the Suraco bauxite mine

(Suriname)


Aerial view of damage wrought by gold mining

(Suriname)

Patchwork of legal forest reserves, pasture, and soy farms in the Brazilian Amazon
Patchwork of legal forest reserves, pasture, and soy farms in the Brazilian Amazon

(Brazil)

Patchwork of legal forest reserves, pasture, and soy farms in the Brazilian Amazon
Patchwork of legal forest reserves, pasture, and soy farms in the Brazilian Amazon

(Brazil)

Amazon forest margin
Amazon forest margin

(Brazil)

Cattle pasture and Amazon forest
Cattle pasture and Amazon forest

(Brazil)

Pasture and gallery forest
Pasture and gallery forest

(Brazil)

Lone Brazil nut tree standing in a sea of soy
Lone Brazil nut tree standing in a sea of soy

(Brazil)

Conversion of transition forest in the Brazilian Amazon
Conversion of transition forest in the Brazilian Amazon

(Brazil)

Soy and Amazon transition forest
Soy and Amazon transition forest

(Brazil)

Forest fragments in a sea of soy
Forest fragments in a sea of soy

(Brazil)

Aerial view of coastal forest and coral reefs in Costa Rica
Aerial view of coastal forest and coral reefs in Costa Rica

(Costa Rica)

Edge of a forest reserve bordered by agricutural land in the Brazilian Amazon
Edge of a forest reserve bordered by agricutural land in the Brazilian Amazon

(Brazil)

Cerrado, transition forest, and pasture
Cerrado, transition forest, and pasture

(Brazil)

Amazon rainforest and cattle pasture
Amazon rainforest and cattle pasture

(Brazil)

Agricultural clearing and forest reserves in the southern Amazon
Agricultural clearing and forest reserves in the southern Amazon

(Brazil)

Aerial view the Pangkalanbun and the Kumai River in Kalimantan (Kalimantan; Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
Aerial view the Pangkalanbun and the Kumai River in Kalimantan

(Indonesia)

Soy and forest fragments: the new landscape of the southern Amazon
Soy and forest fragments: the new landscape of the southern Amazon

(Brazil)

Aerial view of extensive soy fields and legal forest reserves in the Brazilian Amazon
Aerial view of extensive soy fields and legal forest reserves in the Brazilian Amazon

(Brazil)

Soy and forest reserves
Soy and forest reserves

(Brazil)

Recently cleared cerrado in Brazil
Recently cleared cerrado in Brazil

(Brazil)

Soy and Amazon transition forest
Soy and Amazon transition forest

(Brazil)

Extensive forest and cerrado clearing in the southern Amazon for cattle pasture and soy agriculture
Extensive forest and cerrado clearing in the southern Amazon for cattle pasture and soy agriculture

(Brazil)

Surf and coastline near Puerto Escondido
Surf and coastline near Puerto Escondido

(Costa Rica)

Aerial view of new cerrado/transition forest clearing
Aerial view of new cerrado/transition forest clearing

(Brazil)

Aerial view of estuary, forests, and agriculture
Aerial view of estuary, forests, and agriculture

(Costa Rica)

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