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

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Landscape deforested for cattle pasture (Guatemala) Rosewood logs on the beach at Maroantsetra Small-scale mining in the Peruvian Amazon Fresh deforestation near Gunung Leuser national park (Indonesia) Mosaic deforestation near Peru's Transoceanic highway Small-scale deforestation in the Amazon Aerial view of extensive soy fields and legal forest reserves in the Brazilian Amazon (Brazil) Deforestation in the Colombian Amazon Oil palm in Malaysia (Malaysia) Cattle pasture and transition forest (Brazil) Gold mining operation in the Amazon rainforest (Suriname) Aerial view of rice fields, forest degradation, and erosion in southern Madagascar Gold mining ponds (Suriname) Deforestation around Lake Sentani Patchwork of legal forest reserves, pasture, and soy farms in the Brazilian Amazon (Brazil) Deforestation outside of Manokwari Pasture and gallery forest (Brazil) Lone tree standing in a sea of soy (Brazil) Aerial view of forest and land cleared for oil palm plantations Deforestation for a rubber plantation in Laos (Laos) Deforestation and scrub forest Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Mosaic deforestation in Sumatra Deforested landscape along Route 3 in Laos (Laos) Destroyed peat forest in Indonesian Borneo Oil palm plantation established on former rainforest land (Malaysia) Spiny forest and sisal Overhead view of deforestation in the Panamanian countryside (pan02-2006) Soy and Amazon transition forest (Brazil) Rotational forest clearing for banana and other crops Mining operations at Rio Huaypetue gold mine Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Airplane vew of cleared peatlands in Indonesia's West Kalimantan province Oil palm plantation and rainforest near Tangkahan village (Indonesia) Aerial view of forest and land cleared for oil palm plantations Palm oil: 'greening the Earth' (Indonesia) Aerial view of rice paddies, forest degradation, and erosion near Ft. Dauphin Newly established oil palm plantation near Tangkahan village (Indonesia) Roadwork in Laos (Laos) Deforestation in Sabang (Malaysia) Aerial photo of an open pit gold mine in the Peru's Madre de Dios department New oil palm development in forest next to Gunung Leuser National Park (Indonesia) Massive gold mining area in the Peruvian Amazon Eucalyptus plantation in Madagascar Deforestation and degradation as seen from an airplane in South Kalimantan Deforestation outside of Manokwari Deforested patch of forest in Agua Salud Forest fragments and riparian forest strips on an otherwise deforested plain in Southern Laos (Laos) Cattle pasture and forest Deforestation near Nam Et-Phou Louey National Protected Area (Laos) Boat carrying bags of silica for export to China (Indonesia) Cattle pasture in the Amazon rainforest Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Deforestation in the Arfak mountains Forest cleared for pasture (Belize) Mining damage in the Amazon Logging truck carrying timber out of the Malaysian rainforest (Malaysia) Soy and a legal forest reserve (Brazil) Aerial view of deforestation in Madagasar Small-scale deforestation in the Amazon Logging road in Borneo (Malaysia) Aerial view of oil palm plantations on peatlands in Sumatra Forest cleared for oil palm cultivation (Indonesia) Rotational forest clearing for banana and other crops Deforested area being planted with pineapple and other crops after logging and burning Palm oil: 'greening the Earth' (Indonesia) Deforestation near Ft. Dauphin Deforestation for cattle ranching Deforested peat forest in West Kalimantan, Indonesia Open pit mines in the Amazon Aerial view of deforestation in Madagasar Aerial view of deforestation and erosion in southern Madagascar (Isalo) Lone Brazil nut tree left standing in a deforested area (Brazil) Oil palm in Kalimantan Tengah Aerial view of deforestation on mountainous terrain in Costa Rica (Costa Rica) Bulldozers, tractors, and other earth-moving vehicles in the rainforest Lao deforestation for rubber and sticky rice (Laos) Burned patch of formerly forested land Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Jungle saw mill Mosaic deforestation for cattle pasture outside of Capurgana Logging of peat forest in Central Kalimantan Aerial view of deforestation in Madagasar Forest degradation in the Amazon (Brazil) Rainforest area logged for oil palm plantation (Indonesia) Shrimp pond with aeration turbine Illegal logging in the rainforest of Indonesian Borneo Airplane vew of cleared peatlands in Indonesia's West Kalimantan province Aerial vew of burning peatlands and forest in Indonesian Borneo Deforestation on the margin of Tangkoko Reserve Overhead view of deforestation caused by the Río Huaypetue gold mine in the Amazon 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