Pictures of deforestation [last update 2011-12-25]

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Massive gold mining area in Peru's Amazon region Amazon rainforest from above Destroyed peat forest in Borneo Rosewood logs on the beach at Maroantsetra Cattle pasture and Amazon forest (Brazil) Forest killed by mine pollution Gold mining ponds (Suriname) Overhead view of small-scale deforestation in the Amazon Deforestation along a river in the Peruvian Amazon Deforestation for cattle pasture near Chugandi Cattle pasture and forest Deforestation in southern Laos (Laos) Deforestation for cattle ranching Transoceanica in Peru New oil palm development bordering Gunung Leuser National Park (Indonesia) Overhead view of small-scale deforestation in the Amazon Pasture and legal forest reserve near the Arc of Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon (Brazil) Overhead view of an oil palm plantation near Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) Conversion of forest to plantations in South Kalimantan Small-holder rubber plantation (Indonesia) Transoceanica in Peru Amazon rainforest and cattle pasture (Brazil) Deforestation in Bokeo (Laos) Deforestation for a rubber plantation in Laos (Laos) Bulldozer on a logging road (Malaysia) Hillside tavy in Madagascar Deforestation near Pilcopata Clear-cutting in the Amazon Plane image of gold mining damage in the Amazon rainforest Cattle pasture and rainforest near Peñaloza Deforestation near Ranomafana Forest clearing in the Arfak mountains Peatland clearing in Indonesia Forest clearings in the Amazon Cattle pasture and gallery forest (Brazil) Deforestation for a rubber plantation in Laos (Laos) Mosaic deforestation near the Transoceanic highway Deforestation in Guatemala (Guatemala) Destroyed rain forest landscape in Borneo Deforestation for cattle pasture Peatland scrub Aerial view of mining damage in Central Kalimantan Deforestation in Bokeo (Laos) Aircraft view of Amazon rainforest landscape scarred by open pit gold mining Amazon rainforest landscape scarred by open pit gold mining Madagascar erosion as seen from the air (Fort Dauphin - Tana Flight) Aerial view of fresh forest clearing on a hillside for oil palm (Costa Rica) Slash-and-burn Gold mining damage (Suriname) Oil palm plantation near Gunung Leuser National Park (Indonesia) Fresh deforestation near Gunung Leuser national park (Indonesia) Aerial view of palm oil plantations in Sabah, Malaysia Plane picture of gold mining damage in the Peruvian Amazon Cattle pasture and degraded forest (Brazil) Cerrado and transition forest cleared for pasture (Brazil) Felled rainforest tree Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Deforestation in Colombia's Choco region Felled canopy tree in Peru Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Selective logging in the Amazon Cattle ranch on the bank of the Amazon river Island of forest in a season of soy agriculture (Brazil) Plane view of Amazon landscape scarred by open pit gold mines Aerial view of a landslide in Panama (pan02-2179a) Small-scale deforestation in the Amazon Aerial view of sand tracks across Madagascar's spiny forest Palm oil mill in an oil palm plantation in Sumatra (Indonesia) Burning savanna in Guatemala (Guatemala) Palm oil: 'greening the Earth' (Indonesia) Hillside deforestation in the Manu cloud forest Small scale deforestation in the Colombian Amazon Overhead view of large-scale forest clearing for ranching in the Peruvian Amazon Tractor on a logging road (Malaysia) Mining operations at Rio Huaypetue gold mine Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Deforested peat forest in West Kalimantan, Indonesia Small-scale clearing in the Amazon Forest clearing for housing; as seen from an airplane (pan02-2189) Pasture and forest in Colombia Damage from a graphite mine near Mantandia Pasture and forest fragment in the Colombian Choco Illegal logging in the rainforest of Indonesian Borneo Replanting a palm oil plantation in Sabah, Malaysia Hotel development (Malaysia) Forest clearing in the Arfak mountains Cattle ranching in the Brazilian Amazon (Brazil) Clear-cutting in the Amazon Mining damage in the Amazon Deforestation for a rubber plantation in Laos (Laos) 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 | Page 36 | Page 37 | Page 38 | Page 39 | Page 40 | Page 41 | Page 42 | Page 43 | Page 44 | Page 45 | Page 46 | Page 47 | Page 48