Pictures of rainforest destruction [last update 2011-12-25]

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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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Patch of jungle that has been slash-and-burned in Borneo (Indonesia) Slash-and-burn agriculture (Belize) Charred and still smoking forest in Laos (Laos) Devastated rainforest landscape in Borneo Oil palm plantation established on former rainforest land (Malaysia) Corn planted on former rainforest land (Belize) Deforested peatlands in Borneo Deforestation for cattle pasture in Guatemala (Guatemala) Illegally logged wood Slash-and-burn agriculture (Belize) Aerial view of forest and land cleared for oil palm plantations Fallen tree limbs from an attempt to slash-and-burn an area of rain forest for agricultural use (Indonesia) Tree stump in deforested area (Indonesia) A stack of burning trees in a deforested landscape (Belize) Devastated rain forest landscape in Borneo Slash-and-burned patch near Tanjung Puting National Park (Indonesia) Forest cleared for pasture (Belize) Slash-and-burn agriculture (Belize) Section of rain forest that has been cut for subsistence agriculture in Borneo (Indonesia) Charred savanna (Guatemala) Abandoned cabin just outside Tanjung Puting National Park (Indonesia) Rainforest transformed into cattle pasture (Belize) Deforestation in Guatemala (Guatemala) Orange orchard planted on deforested land (Belize) Cleared forest land in Belize (Belize) Canal dug to drain the swamp forest before it was slash-and-burned (Indonesia) Cattle grazing on former tropical forest land (Guatemala) Deforested landscape on the boundary of Tanjung Puting National Park (Indonesia) Slash-and-burn agriculture in the rainforest of Borneo (Indonesia) Devastated rainforest landscape in Borneo Deforestation in Guatemala (Guatemala) Deforested rainforest in Borneo Destroyed peat swamp in Borneo Section of jungle that has been cut for swidden agriculture in Borneo (Indonesia) Cut and drained peat swamp forest Charred forest remains from slash-and-burn agriculture (Indonesia) Recent cut rainforest (Belize) Deforestation in southern Laos (Laos) Deforested peatlands in Borneo Haze rising from an oil palm plantation established on former rainforest land (Malaysia) Slash-and-burn agriculture (Belize) Cattle grazing on former tropical forest land (Guatemala) Charred remnants of a section of rain forest that has been unsuccessfully slash-and-burned for small-scale agriculture (Indonesia) Slash-and-burn agriculture (Belize) Smoldering trees in a deforested landscape (Belize) Slash-and-burn agriculture in the Borneo jungle (Indonesia) Forest clearing project sponsored by the Indonesian government (Indonesia) Corn field converted from on rainforest land (Belize) Destroyed peat swamp in Borneo Slash-and-burn farming in Peten; Guatemala (Guatemala) Deforested rainforest in Borneo Forest fragment within an oil palm plantation (Malaysia) Abandoned homestead in deforestated area (Indonesia) Belizean slash-and-burn (Belize) Deforested plain just outside Tanjung Puting National Park (Indonesia) Dock near deforested area next to Tanjung Puting National Park (Indonesia) Expanse of cleared forestland near Tanjung Putting (Indonesia) Illegally logged wood cut from a Borneo rainforest Aerial vew of cleared peatlands in Indonesia's West Kalimantan province Haze rising from an oil palm plantation established on former rainforest land (Malaysia) Cut, drained, and burned peat swamp forest Aerial view of deforestation in Belize (Belize) Deforested area near Tanjung Puting National Park (Indonesia) Complete deforestation in Laos (Laos) Slash-and-burn agriculture (Belize) Deforestation in Guatemala (Guatemala) Deforestation in Belize (Belize) Slash-and-burn agriculture (Belize) Canal dug to siphon water out of a swamp forest area in Borneo (Indonesia) No pictures please: Illegal logger harvesting timber near Gunung Palung National Park Abandoned homestead on a deforested plain just outside Tanjung Puting National Park (Indonesia) Cut, drained, and burned peat swamp forest Oil palm plantation established on former rainforest land (Malaysia) Charred remains of a rainforest in Borneo New oil palm plantation (Malaysia) Haze rising from an oil palm plantation established on former rainforest land (Malaysia) Deforested landscape in Guatemala (Guatemala) Deforested patch of forest in Borneo (Indonesia) Cleared peat swamp forest Cattle pasture on former rainforest land in Belize (Belize) Burned rainforest area in Borneo Destroyed peat land in Borneo Destroyed rainforest landscape in Borneo Charred stumps left after slash-and-burn of rainforest (Indonesia) Forest converted for cattle pasture in Guatemala (Guatemala) Charred remnants of a section of tropical rainforest that has been slash-and-burned for swidden agriculture (Indonesia) Oil palm plantation established on former rainforest land (Malaysia) rainforest destruction: Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5