Pictures of forest clearing [last update 2011-12-25]

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Shifting cultivation by the Trio tribe in the rainforest of Southern Suriname (Suriname) Slash-and-burn agriculture (Belize) Slash-and-burn agriculture (Belize) Deforestation for cattle pasture in Guatemala (Guatemala) Slash-and-burn agriculture (Belize) Belizean slash-and-burn (Belize) Smoldering trees in a deforested landscape (Belize) Slash-and-burn agriculture (Belize) Slash-and-burn agriculture (Belize) Recent cut rainforest (Belize) A stack of burning trees in a deforested landscape (Belize) Cleared forest land in Belize (Belize) Forest cleared for pasture (Belize) Slash-and-burn farming in Peten; Guatemala (Guatemala) Sugar cane and manioc near the village of Kwamalasamutu (Suriname) Deforested landscape in Guatemala (Guatemala) Sugar cane stalks in a cassava field (Suriname) Sugar cane and manioc near the village of Kwamalasamutu (Suriname) Deforestation for cattle pasture in Belize (Belize) Cassava near the village of Kwamalasamutu (Suriname) Manioc field near the village of Kwamalasamutu (Suriname) Cleared forest area (Suriname) Sugar cane and manioc near the village of Kwamalasamutu (Suriname) Clearing recent cut in the tropical rainforest of Belize (Belize) Cleared forest land in Belize (Belize) Forest clearing on the outskirts of the village of Kwamalasamutu (Suriname) Slash-and-burn agriculture (Belize) Slash-and-burn agriculture (Belize) Mosaic of cassava fields; regenerating secondary forest; and natural forest in the Amazon (Suriname) Human-altered forest landscape in the Amazon rainforest (Suriname) Shifting cultivation by the Trio tribe in the rainforest of Southern Suriname (Suriname) Aerial view of a manioc field in the middle of the rainforest (Suriname) Deforestation on the edge of the Okavango delta Forest converted for cattle pasture in Guatemala (Guatemala) Manioc field near the village of Kwamalasamutu (Suriname) Sugar cane and manioc near the village of Kwamalasamutu (Suriname) Slash-and-burn farming (Belize) Sugar cane and manioc near the village of Kwamalasamutu (Suriname) Forest clearing in Guatemala (Guatemala) Belizean deforestation (Belize) Patches of forest; regenerating forest; and cassava fields (Suriname) Cleared forest land in Belize (Belize) Shifting cultivation by the Trio tribe in the rainforest of Southern Suriname (Suriname) Cleared forest land in Belize (Belize) Manioc fields near the village of Kwamalasamutu (Suriname) Shifting cultivation by the Trio tribe in the rainforest of Southern Suriname (Suriname) Slash-and-burn farming in Guatemala (Guatemala) Cleared forest land in Belize (Belize) Patchwork of cassava fields; regenerating secondary forest; and natural forest in the Amazon (Suriname) Cassaa damaged by heavy rain and strong wind (Suriname) Slash-and-burn agriculture (Belize) Airplane view of a manioc field in the middle of the rainforest (Suriname) Patchwork of cassava fields; regenerating secondary forest; and natural forest in the Amazon (Suriname) Patchwork of cassava fields; regenerating secondary forest; and natural forest in the Amazon (Suriname) Belizean slash-and-burn (Belize) Slash-and-burn agriculture in Guatemala (Guatemala) Cleared forest land in Belize (Belize) Manioc fields near the village of Kwamalasamutu (Suriname) Sugar cane and manioc near the village of Kwamalasamutu (Suriname) Manioc field near the village of Kwamalasamutu (Suriname) Slash-and-burn agriculture (Belize) Sugar cane and manioc near the village of Kwamalasamutu (Suriname) Cleared forest land in Belize (Belize) Cassava clearing in the heart of the rainforest (Suriname) Aerial view of subsistence forest clearing (Suriname) Belizean slash-and-burn (Belize) Forest cleared for pasture (Belize) Forest cleared for pasture (Belize) Overhead view of a manioc field in the middle of the rainforest (Suriname) Belizean slash-and-burn (Belize) Slash-and-burn agriculture (Belize) Cassava fields near the village of Kwamalasamutu (Suriname) Manioc fields near the village of Kwamalasamutu (Suriname) Slash-and-burn agriculture in Peten; Guatemala (Guatemala) Deforestation on the edge of the Okavango delta Slash-and-burn agriculture (Belize) Forest cleared for pasture (Belize) Cleared forest land in Belize (Belize) Cleared forest land in Belize (Belize) Cleared forest land in Belize (Belize) Sugar cane stalks in a cassava field (Suriname) Aerial view of shifting cultivation in the rainforest (Suriname) forest clearing: Page 1