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Photos of deforestation in Laos, Southeast Asia [updated 2009-02-26]


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Dry rice fields in Bokeo District
Dry rice fields in Bokeo District


Forest clearing along the Nam Ou river
Forest clearing along the Nam Ou river


Slash-and-burn in Laos
Slash-and-burn in Laos


Deforestation in Bokeo
Deforestation in Bokeo


Deforestation in Laos
Deforestation in Laos


Deforestation in southern Laos
Deforestation in southern Laos


Deforestation in Bokeo
Deforestation in Bokeo


Sanam amid a new rubber plantation
Sanam amid a new rubber plantation


Deforestation along the Nam Tha River
Deforestation along the Nam Tha River


Deforestation in Bokeo
Deforestation in Bokeo


Deforestation on the border of  Nam Et-Phou Louey National Protected Area
Deforestation on the border of Nam Et-Phou Louey National Protected Area


Deforestation for a rubber plantation in Laos
Deforestation for a rubber plantation in Laos


Deforestation and rice fields
Deforestation and rice fields


Deforestation on the border of  Nam Et-Phou Louey National Protected Area
Deforestation on the border of Nam Et-Phou Louey National Protected Area


Hillside plantation in Laos
Hillside plantation in Laos


Deforestation on the border of  Nam Et-Phou Louey National Protected Area
Deforestation on the border of Nam Et-Phou Louey National Protected Area


Cattle grazing on pasture in Laos
Cattle grazing on pasture in Laos


Newly established rubber plantation in Laos
Newly established rubber plantation in Laos


Cleared and degraaded forest in Laos
Cleared and degraaded forest in Laos


Forest clearing along the Nam Ou river
Forest clearing along the Nam Ou river


Deforestation near Nam Et-Phou Louey National Protected Area
Deforestation near Nam Et-Phou Louey National Protected Area


Deforestation and dry rice paddies
Deforestation and dry rice paddies


Clear-cutting in Laos
Clear-cutting in Laos


Deforestation near Nam Et-Phou Louey National Protected Area
Deforestation near Nam Et-Phou Louey National Protected Area


Large-scale deforestation for a massive rubber plantation in Laos
Large-scale deforestation for a massive rubber plantation in Laos


Tropical deforestation in Laos
Tropical deforestation in Laos


Total destruction of rainforest in Laos
Total destruction of rainforest in Laos


Roadwork in Laos
Roadwork in Laos


Deforestation in Bokeo
Deforestation in Bokeo


Slash-and-burn in Laos
Slash-and-burn in Laos




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