Pictures of deforestation [last update 2013-05-01]

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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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Deforestation for oil palm Burning the savanna in Guatemala Loss of rainforest in Malaysian Borneo Charred and still smoking forest in Laos Deforestation in Borneo Soy field abutting against tropical forest Devastated rainforest landscape in Borneo Deforestation for oil palm Deforestation for oil palm Fire burning on an oil palm plantation Cerrado and pasture Fire burning on an oil palm plantation Forst clearing for soy Fire burning on an oil palm plantation deforestation for oil palm Deforestation for oil palm Logging road in Borneo Rainforest log adandoned after being washed ashore on a remote beach in Gabon Forest degradation for timber production in Borneo Deforestation in Sabah, Malaysia Oil palm plantation established on former rainforest land Oil palm plantations in Malaysian Borneo Deforestation for oil palm Fire burning on an oil palm plantation Geometric patterns of deforestation Deforestation for oil palm deforestation for oil palm Pasture and legal forest reserve near the Arc of Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon Lone Brazil nut tree left standing in a deforested area Shifting cultivation by the Trio tribe in the rainforest of Southern Suriname Conventional logging operation in Borneo Geometric patterns of deforestation Tavy or slash-and-burn agriculture in Madagascar Río Huaypetue gold mine in Peru Pasture; regenerating forest; and forest in Las Cruces Emergent canopy tree felled for timber in Gabon Bulldozer at a conventional logging site in Borneo Slash-and-burn agriculture Deforestation for cattle pasture in Guatemala Deforestation in Borneo Rainforest timber in port Bulldozers in the field near a tract of forest Forest clearing along the Panama Canal Deforestation in Borneo Replanting an oil palm plantation on the edge of Gunung Leuser National Park Oil palm estate and rainforest in Malaysian Borneo New oil palm development in forest bordering Gunung Leuser National Park deforestation for oil palm Deforestation for oil palm Chopped down rainforest tree Forest loss in Malaysia Industrial logging in Malaysian Borneo Large-scale soy fields in the southern Amazon Deforestation for a rubber plantation in Laos Agricultural land outside Bwindi park Deforestation in Borneo Deforestation in Borneo Aerial photograph of an Amazon oxbow lake Oil palm on peatland Slash-and-burn agriculture Deforestation in the Arfak mountains Corn planted on former rainforest land Deforestation for oil palm Deforestation in Borneo deforestation for oil palm Oil palm estate and rainforest in Malaysian Borneo Patch of jungle that has been slash-and-burned in Borneo Peatlands conversion Pasture and legal forest reserve near the Arc of Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon Emergent canopy tree felled for timber in Gabon Deforested peatlands in Borneo Amazon rainforest and cattle pasture Conventional logging site in Malaysian Borneo Soy field adjacent to Amazon transition forest Deforestation in Borneo Overhead view of the Río Huaypetue gold mine in Peru Aerial view of an oil palm plantation and a heavily logged natural forest Airplane view of peatland being drained and cleared in Borneo Deforestation for oil palm Deforestation for oil palm Aerial vew of burning peatlands and forest in Indonesian Borneo Deforestation for oil palm Deforestation for oil palm Deforestation in Borneo Deforestation in Borneo Rainforest converted to oil palm plantations in Borneo Patchwork of legal forest reserves, pasture, and soy farms in the Brazilian Amazon Deforestation Loss of rainforest in Malaysia Fire burning on an oil palm plantation Aerial view of rainforest that has been slash-and-burned for agriculture Deforestation in Borneo Soy and forest in the Amazon Illegally logged wood Small scale deforestation in the Colombian Amazon deforestation for oil palm Clearing of Amazon forest for pasture or soy Newly cleared section of Amazon forest Oil palm plantation with the rainforest of Gunung Leuser National Park in the background Bulldozer at a conventional logging site in Borneo Deforestation in Borneo Logging road and deforestation in Gabon Deforestation in Borneo Deforestation for oil palm Deforestation in Guatemala Rainforest transformed into cattle pasture Cattle pasture and rainforest near Peñaloza Deforestation for oil palm Deforestation in Borneo Soy and forest reserves Contrast between oil palm estate and a heavily logged natural forest Deforested plain just outside Tanjung Puting National Park Deforestation in the Colombian Amazon Slash-and-burn agriculture in the rain forest Deforestation for palm oil in Borneo Landslide or washout in the Arfak mountains rainforest Abandoned homestead in deforestated area Forest clearing project sponsored by the Indonesian government Logging road in Borneo Soy and forest reserves deforestation: 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 | Page 19 | Page 20 | Page 21 | Page 22 | Page 23 | Page 24 | Page 25 | Page 26 | Page 27 | Page 28 | Page 29 | Page 30 | Page 31 | Page 32 | Page 33 | Page 34 | Page 35