Pictures of slash-and-burn [last update 2011-12-25]

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Patch of jungle that has been slash-and-burned in Borneo (Indonesia) Slash-and-burn agriculture (Belize) Deforestation for cattle pasture in Guatemala (Guatemala) Slash-and-burn agriculture (Belize) Fallen tree limbs from an attempt to slash-and-burn an area of rain forest for agricultural use (Indonesia) A stack of burning trees in a deforested landscape (Belize) 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) Abandoned cabin just outside Tanjung Puting National Park (Indonesia) Cleared forest land in Belize (Belize) Deforested landscape on the boundary of Tanjung Puting National Park (Indonesia) Slash-and-burn agriculture in the rainforest of Borneo (Indonesia) Section of jungle that has been cut for swidden agriculture in Borneo (Indonesia) Recent cut rainforest (Belize) Slash-and-burn near Gunung Leuser national park (Indonesia) Clear-cutting in the Amazon rainforest as viewed overhead by plane Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Slash-and-burn agriculture (Belize) 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) Slash-and-burn farming in Peten; Guatemala (Guatemala) Aerial view of slash-and-burn agriculture in the Amazon Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Slash-and-burn near Gunung Leuser national park (Indonesia) Abandoned homestead in deforestated area (Indonesia) Belizean slash-and-burn (Belize) Deforested plain just outside Tanjung Puting National Park (Indonesia) Slash-and-burn agriculture (Belize) Slash-and-burn agriculture (Belize) Deforested landscape in Guatemala (Guatemala) Forest converted for cattle pasture in Guatemala (Guatemala) Deforested area as seen through trees Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Slash-and-burn agriculture in the rain forest Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Clearing recent cut in the tropical rainforest of Belize (Belize) Felled canopy tree in Peru Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Overhead view of slash-and-burn agriculture in the Amazon rainforest Felled canopy tree in Peru Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Cleared forest land in Belize (Belize) Slash-and-burn agriculture in the rain forest Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Deforestation for cattle pasture in Belize (Belize) Belizean slash-and-burn (Belize) Belizean slash-and-burn (Belize) Forest cleared for pasture (Belize) Belizean slash-and-burn (Belize) Forest cleared for pasture (Belize) Deforestation near Gunung Leuser national park (Indonesia) Patches of forest; regenerating forest; and cassava fields (Suriname) Sugar cane and manioc near the village of Kwamalasamutu (Suriname) Slash-and-burn agriculture (Belize) Slash-and-burn farming in Guatemala (Guatemala) Cleared forest land in Belize (Belize) Sugar cane stalks in a cassava field (Suriname) Slash-and-burn agriculture (Belize) Cleared forest land in Belize (Belize) Manioc field near the village of Kwamalasamutu (Suriname) Patchwork of cassava fields; regenerating secondary forest; and natural forest in the Amazon (Suriname) Forest cleared for pasture (Belize) Shifting cultivation by the Trio tribe in the rainforest of Southern Suriname (Suriname) Manioc fields near the village of Kwamalasamutu (Suriname) Cleared forest land in Belize (Belize) Fresh deforestation near Gunung Leuser national park (Indonesia) Overhead view of a manioc field in the middle of the rainforest (Suriname) Sugar cane and manioc near the village of Kwamalasamutu (Suriname) Slash-and-burn agriculture (Belize) Slash-and-burn near Gunung Leuser national park (Indonesia) Deforestation near Gunung Leuser national park (Indonesia) Airplane view of a manioc field in the middle of the rainforest (Suriname) Fresh deforestation near Gunung Leuser national park (Indonesia) Cleared forest land in Belize (Belize) Cassava fields near the village of Kwamalasamutu (Suriname) Shifting cultivation by the Trio tribe in the rainforest of Southern Suriname (Suriname) Sugar cane and manioc near the village of Kwamalasamutu (Suriname) Patchwork of cassava fields; regenerating secondary forest; and natural forest in the Amazon (Suriname) Slash-and-burn agriculture (Belize) Manioc fields near the village of Kwamalasamutu (Suriname) Manioc fields near the village of Kwamalasamutu (Suriname) Sugar cane and manioc near the village of Kwamalasamutu (Suriname) Aerial view of shifting cultivation in the rainforest (Suriname) Slash-and-burn agriculture in Guatemala (Guatemala) Cassaa damaged by heavy rain and strong wind (Suriname) Cleared forest land in Belize (Belize) Slash-and-burn farming (Belize) Cleared forest land in Belize (Belize) Aerial view of subsistence forest clearing (Suriname) slash-and-burn: Page 1 | Page 2