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Cattle on a Colombian ranch
Cattle on a Colombian ranch


Geometric patterns of deforestation
Geometric patterns of deforestation


Pasture and legal forest reserve near the Arc of Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon
Pasture and legal forest reserve near the Arc of Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon


Amazon rainforest and cattle pasture
Amazon rainforest and cattle pasture


Cattle
Cattle


Geometric patterns of deforestation [brazil_0541]
Geometric patterns of deforestation [brazil_0541]


Clearing of Amazon forest for pasture or soy
Clearing of Amazon forest for pasture or soy


Patchwork of legal forest reserves, pasture, and soy farms in the Brazilian Amazon
Patchwork of legal forest reserves, pasture, and soy farms in the Brazilian Amazon


Pasture and legal forest reserve near the Arc of Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon [brazil_0568]
Pasture and legal forest reserve near the Arc of Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon [brazil_0568]


Forest fragment amid cattle pasture in Colombia
Forest fragment amid cattle pasture in Colombia


Forst clearing for soy
Forst clearing for soy


Newly cleared section of Amazon forest
Newly cleared section of Amazon forest


Herd of cattle in the Amazon
Herd of cattle in the Amazon


Cow in the Pantanal
Cow in the Pantanal


Cattle in Colombia
Cattle in Colombia


Cerrado and pasture
Cerrado and pasture


Cattle pasture and rainforest near Peñaloza
Cattle pasture and rainforest near Peñaloza


Degraded transition forest n a legal forest reserve
Degraded transition forest n a legal forest reserve


Cattle pasture and Amazon forest [brazil_0595]
Cattle pasture and Amazon forest [brazil_0595]


Edge of a forest reserve bordered by agricutural land in the Brazilian Amazon
Edge of a forest reserve bordered by agricutural land in the Brazilian Amazon


Recently cleared cerrado in Brazil
Recently cleared cerrado in Brazil


Recently cleared land border a tract of Amazon forest
Recently cleared land border a tract of Amazon forest


Forest fragments in a sea of soy
Forest fragments in a sea of soy


Patchwork of legal forest reserves, pasture, and soy farms in the Brazilian Amazon [brazil_0634]
Patchwork of legal forest reserves, pasture, and soy farms in the Brazilian Amazon [brazil_0634]


Cowboys herding cattle across a river
Cowboys herding cattle across a river



Cattle grazing on a deforested plain


Amazon forest margin
Amazon forest margin



Cattle grazing on a deforested plain [brazil_154769]


Cattle on a Colombian ranch [colombia_3784]
Cattle on a Colombian ranch [colombia_3784]


Deforestation for cattle ranching [peru_aerial_1353]
Deforestation for cattle ranching [peru_aerial_1353]


Patchwork of legal forest reserves, pasture, and soy farms in the Brazilian Amazon [brazil_0619]
Patchwork of legal forest reserves, pasture, and soy farms in the Brazilian Amazon [brazil_0619]


Patchwork of legal forest reserves, pasture, and soy farms in the Brazilian Amazon [brazil_0625]
Patchwork of legal forest reserves, pasture, and soy farms in the Brazilian Amazon [brazil_0625]


Amazon rainforest and cattle pasture [brazil_0507]
Amazon rainforest and cattle pasture [brazil_0507]


Amazon rainforest and cattle pasture [brazil_0520]
Amazon rainforest and cattle pasture [brazil_0520]


Amazon rainforest and cattle pasture [brazil_0515]
Amazon rainforest and cattle pasture [brazil_0515]


Herd of cattle in the Amazon [brazil_1247]
Herd of cattle in the Amazon [brazil_1247]


Herd of cattle in the Amazon [brazil_1265]
Herd of cattle in the Amazon [brazil_1265]


Aerial view of new cerrado/transition forest clearing
Aerial view of new cerrado/transition forest clearing


Recently cleared cerrado in Brazil [brasil_046]
Recently cleared cerrado in Brazil [brasil_046]


Cerrado and pasture [brazil_0451]
Cerrado and pasture [brazil_0451]


Large-scale deforestation for ranching in the Peruvian Amazon
Large-scale deforestation for ranching in the Peruvian Amazon


Patchwork of legal forest reserves, pasture, and soy farms in the Brazilian Amazon [brazil_0636]
Patchwork of legal forest reserves, pasture, and soy farms in the Brazilian Amazon [brazil_0636]


Cerrado and transition forest cleared for pasture
Cerrado and transition forest cleared for pasture


Deforestation for cattle ranching [peru_aerial_1368]
Deforestation for cattle ranching [peru_aerial_1368]


Large-scale deforestation for cattle pasture in the Peruvian Amazon
Large-scale deforestation for cattle pasture in the Peruvian Amazon


Patchwork of legal forest reserves, pasture, and soy farms in the Brazilian Amazon [brazil_0627]
Patchwork of legal forest reserves, pasture, and soy farms in the Brazilian Amazon [brazil_0627]


Storm over the Amazon
Storm over the Amazon


Cattle and birds
Cattle and birds


Cattle pasture and Amazon forest [brazil_0589]
Cattle pasture and Amazon forest [brazil_0589]


Deforested plain in the Amazon, now used for cattle
Deforested plain in the Amazon, now used for cattle


Deforestation for cattle ranching
Deforestation for cattle ranching


Recently cleared cerrado in Brazil [brasil_055]
Recently cleared cerrado in Brazil [brasil_055]


Pasture and gallery forest
Pasture and gallery forest


Cleared cerrado
Cleared cerrado


Strip of forest in Amazon cattle pasture
Strip of forest in Amazon cattle pasture


Amazon rainforest and cattle pasture [brazil_0508]
Amazon rainforest and cattle pasture [brazil_0508]


Deforestation for cattle ranching [peru_aerial_1347]
Deforestation for cattle ranching [peru_aerial_1347]


Amazon rainforest and cattle pasture [brazil_0531]
Amazon rainforest and cattle pasture [brazil_0531]


Newly cleared section of Amazon forest [brazil_0552]
Newly cleared section of Amazon forest [brazil_0552]


Cow in the Pantanal [brazil_1309]
Cow in the Pantanal [brazil_1309]


Forest fragment amid cattle pasture in Colombia [colombia_4437]
Forest fragment amid cattle pasture in Colombia [colombia_4437]


Cattle pasture and degraded forest
Cattle pasture and degraded forest


Gallery forest and recovering pasture
Gallery forest and recovering pasture


Patchwork of legal forest reserves, pasture, and soy farms in the Brazilian Amazon [brazil_0615]
Patchwork of legal forest reserves, pasture, and soy farms in the Brazilian Amazon [brazil_0615]


Cleared forest in the Brazilian Amazon
Cleared forest in the Brazilian Amazon


Cattle pasture and Amazon forest [brazil_0585]
Cattle pasture and Amazon forest [brazil_0585]


Cow in the Pantanal [brazil_1347]
Cow in the Pantanal [brazil_1347]


Deforestation for cattle ranching
Deforestation for cattle ranching


Colombian cowboys wrangling wild horses
Colombian cowboys wrangling wild horses


Clearing of Amazon forest for pasture or soy [brasil_120]
Clearing of Amazon forest for pasture or soy [brasil_120]



Cattle grazing on a deforested plain [brazil_154782]


Agricultural clearing and forest reserves in the southern Amazon
Agricultural clearing and forest reserves in the southern Amazon


Amazon rainforest and cattle pasture [brazil_0505]
Amazon rainforest and cattle pasture [brazil_0505]


Cattle pasture and Amazon forest
Cattle pasture and Amazon forest


Colombia's llanos: ranches, farms, and forest
Colombia's llanos: ranches, farms, and forest


Amazon landscape scarred by clearing for cattle pasture
Amazon landscape scarred by clearing for cattle pasture


Cattle pasture and Amazon forest [brazil_0604]
Cattle pasture and Amazon forest [brazil_0604]


Cerrado, transition forest, and pasture
Cerrado, transition forest, and pasture


Cattle grazing in the Brazilian Amazon
Cattle grazing in the Brazilian Amazon


Cattle in Colombia [colombia_6299]
Cattle in Colombia [colombia_6299]


Cattle pasture and degraded forest [brazil_0482]
Cattle pasture and degraded forest [brazil_0482]


Colombian cowboys wrangling wild horses [colombia_3835]
Colombian cowboys wrangling wild horses [colombia_3835]


Clearing of Amazon forest for pasture or soy [brasil_125]
Clearing of Amazon forest for pasture or soy [brasil_125]


Forest damaged by flooding from a small dam established to provide a water supply for cattle'
Forest damaged by flooding from a small dam established to provide a water supply for cattle'


Newly cleared section of Amazon forest [brazil_0556]
Newly cleared section of Amazon forest [brazil_0556]


Amazon rainforest and cattle pasture [brazil_0513]
Amazon rainforest and cattle pasture [brazil_0513]


Recently cleared cerrado in Brazil [brasil_049]
Recently cleared cerrado in Brazil [brasil_049]


Cattle [brazil_1493]
Cattle [brazil_1493]


Newly cleared section of Amazon forest [brazil_0546]
Newly cleared section of Amazon forest [brazil_0546]


Newly cleared section of Amazon forest [brazil_0550]
Newly cleared section of Amazon forest [brazil_0550]


Cattle pasture and Amazon forest [brazil_0590]
Cattle pasture and Amazon forest [brazil_0590]


Pasture on the bank of the Amazon river
Pasture on the bank of the Amazon river


Cattle pasture and forest [colombia_1978]
Cattle pasture and forest [colombia_1978]


Newly cleared section of Amazon forest [brazil_0548]
Newly cleared section of Amazon forest [brazil_0548]


Amazon rainforest and cattle pasture [brazil_0511]
Amazon rainforest and cattle pasture [brazil_0511]


Colombian cowboys wrangling wild horses [colombia_3817]
Colombian cowboys wrangling wild horses [colombia_3817]


Cattle pasture and Amazon forest [brazil_0594]
Cattle pasture and Amazon forest [brazil_0594]



Deforestation for cattle pasture in Peru


Cattle in the llanos of Colombia
Cattle in the llanos of Colombia


Patchwork of legal forest reserves, pasture, and soy farms in the Brazilian Amazon [brazil_0617]
Patchwork of legal forest reserves, pasture, and soy farms in the Brazilian Amazon [brazil_0617]


Cattle on a Colombian ranch [colombia_3782]
Cattle on a Colombian ranch [colombia_3782]


Deforestation for cattle pasture near Chugandi [colombia_2386]
Deforestation for cattle pasture near Chugandi [colombia_2386]


Cerrado, transition forest, and pasture [brazil_0456]
Cerrado, transition forest, and pasture [brazil_0456]


Recently cleared land border a tract of Amazon forest [brazil_0532]
Recently cleared land border a tract of Amazon forest [brazil_0532]


Pasture and legal forest reserve near the Arc of Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon [brazil_0563]
Pasture and legal forest reserve near the Arc of Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon [brazil_0563]


Deforestation for cattle ranching [peru_aerial_1366]
Deforestation for cattle ranching [peru_aerial_1366]


Patchwork of legal forest reserves, pasture, and soy farms in the Brazilian Amazon [brazil_0612]
Patchwork of legal forest reserves, pasture, and soy farms in the Brazilian Amazon [brazil_0612]


Amazon rainforest and cattle pasture [brazil_0522]
Amazon rainforest and cattle pasture [brazil_0522]


Cowboys herding cattle across a river [colombia_2043]
Cowboys herding cattle across a river [colombia_2043]


Cattle pasture and Amazon forest [brazil_0584]
Cattle pasture and Amazon forest [brazil_0584]


Cow in Brazil
Cow in Brazil


Cattle grazing near Peñaloza
Cattle grazing near Peñaloza


Large-scale forest clearing for cattle ranching in the Peruvian Amazon
Large-scale forest clearing for cattle ranching in the Peruvian Amazon


Pasture and gallery forest [brazil_0840]
Pasture and gallery forest [brazil_0840]


Cattle and birds [brazil_1731]
Cattle and birds [brazil_1731]


Cattle in Colombia [colombia_6311]
Cattle in Colombia [colombia_6311]


Lake Sandoval in the Peruvian Amazon
Lake Sandoval in the Peruvian Amazon


Clearing of Amazon forest for pasture or soy [brasil_123]
Clearing of Amazon forest for pasture or soy [brasil_123]


Colombian cowboys wrangling wild horses [colombia_3814]
Colombian cowboys wrangling wild horses [colombia_3814]


Cattle ranching in the Brazilian Amazon
Cattle ranching in the Brazilian Amazon


Lone Brazil nut tree standing in a soon-to-be sea of soy
Lone Brazil nut tree standing in a soon-to-be sea of soy


Patchwork of legal forest reserves, pasture, and soy farms in the Brazilian Amazon [brazil_0624]
Patchwork of legal forest reserves, pasture, and soy farms in the Brazilian Amazon [brazil_0624]


Cattle pasture and Amazon forest [brazil_0583]
Cattle pasture and Amazon forest [brazil_0583]



Deforestation for cattle pasture in Peru


Cowboys herding cattle across a river [colombia_2040]
Cowboys herding cattle across a river [colombia_2040]


Deforestation for cattle ranching
Deforestation for cattle ranching


Cowboys herding cattle across a river [colombia_2065]
Cowboys herding cattle across a river [colombia_2065]


Forst clearing for soy [brazil_0571]
Forst clearing for soy [brazil_0571]


Forest fragment amid cattle pasture in Colombia [colombia_4406]
Forest fragment amid cattle pasture in Colombia [colombia_4406]


Forest fragment amid cattle pasture in Colombia [colombia_4413]
Forest fragment amid cattle pasture in Colombia [colombia_4413]


Overhead view of land cleared in the Amazon for agriculture [brazil_0284]
Overhead view of land cleared in the Amazon for agriculture [brazil_0284]


Patchwork of forest and pasture in the Brazilian Amazon
Patchwork of forest and pasture in the Brazilian Amazon


Patchwork of legal forest reserves, pasture, and soy farms in the Brazilian Amazon [brazil_0640]
Patchwork of legal forest reserves, pasture, and soy farms in the Brazilian Amazon [brazil_0640]


Cattle pasture in Colombia
Cattle pasture in Colombia


Cattle ranching in the Brazilian Amazon [brasil_070]
Cattle ranching in the Brazilian Amazon [brasil_070]


Agricultural clearing and forest reserves in the southern Amazon [brazil_0197]
Agricultural clearing and forest reserves in the southern Amazon [brazil_0197]


Cow in the Pantanal [brazil_1349]
Cow in the Pantanal [brazil_1349]


Colombian cowboys wrangling wild horses [colombia_3839]
Colombian cowboys wrangling wild horses [colombia_3839]


Cattle pasture in Colombia [colombia_4543]
Cattle pasture in Colombia [colombia_4543]


Cattle grazing on former rainforest near Peñaloza
Cattle grazing on former rainforest near Peñaloza


Patchwork of legal forest reserves, pasture, and soy farms in the Brazilian Amazon [brazil_0623]
Patchwork of legal forest reserves, pasture, and soy farms in the Brazilian Amazon [brazil_0623]


Patchwork of legal forest reserves, pasture, and soy farms in the Brazilian Amazon [brazil_0613]
Patchwork of legal forest reserves, pasture, and soy farms in the Brazilian Amazon [brazil_0613]


Cattle in Colombia [colombia_6309]
Cattle in Colombia [colombia_6309]


Extensive clearing in the Brazilian Amazon
Extensive clearing in the Brazilian Amazon


Cattle [colombia_2238]
Cattle [colombia_2238]


Cattle in Colombia [colombia_6306]
Cattle in Colombia [colombia_6306]



Deforestation for cattle pasture in Peru


Cattle pasture and Amazon forest [brazil_0600]
Cattle pasture and Amazon forest [brazil_0600]


Cattle pasture and Amazon forest [brazil_0591]
Cattle pasture and Amazon forest [brazil_0591]


Deforestation for cattle ranching [peru_aerial_1351]
Deforestation for cattle ranching [peru_aerial_1351]


Cerrado - pasture margin
Cerrado - pasture margin


Cowboys herding cattle across a river [colombia_2053]
Cowboys herding cattle across a river [colombia_2053]


Patchwork of legal forest reserves, pasture, and soy farms in the Brazilian Amazon [brazil_0628]
Patchwork of legal forest reserves, pasture, and soy farms in the Brazilian Amazon [brazil_0628]


Forest fragments in a sea of soy [brasil_105]
Forest fragments in a sea of soy [brasil_105]


Amazon landscape scarred by clearing for cattle pasture [peru_aerial_1239]
Amazon landscape scarred by clearing for cattle pasture [peru_aerial_1239]


Aerial picture of large-scale forest clearing for cattle ranching in the Peruvian Amazon
Aerial picture of large-scale forest clearing for cattle ranching in the Peruvian Amazon


Clearing of Amazon forest for pasture or soy [brasil_119]
Clearing of Amazon forest for pasture or soy [brasil_119]


Amazon landscape scarred by clearing for cattle pasture [peru_aerial_1240]
Amazon landscape scarred by clearing for cattle pasture [peru_aerial_1240]


Pasture and legal forest reserve near the Arc of Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon [brazil_0565]
Pasture and legal forest reserve near the Arc of Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon [brazil_0565]


Cattle pasture and Amazon forest [brazil_0581]
Cattle pasture and Amazon forest [brazil_0581]


Herd of cattle in the Amazon [brazil_1256]
Herd of cattle in the Amazon [brazil_1256]


Cattle on an Amazon road
Cattle on an Amazon road


Forest fragment amid cattle pasture in Colombia [colombia_4493]
Forest fragment amid cattle pasture in Colombia [colombia_4493]


Colombian cowboys wrangling wild horses [colombia_3808]
Colombian cowboys wrangling wild horses [colombia_3808]


Palm forest and pasture
Palm forest and pasture


Aerial view of new cerrado/transition forest clearing [brazil_0207]
Aerial view of new cerrado/transition forest clearing [brazil_0207]


Recently cleared cerrado in Brazil [brasil_050]
Recently cleared cerrado in Brazil [brasil_050]


Patchwork of legal forest reserves, pasture, and soy farms in the Brazilian Amazon [brazil_0633]
Patchwork of legal forest reserves, pasture, and soy farms in the Brazilian Amazon [brazil_0633]


Herd of cattle in the Amazon [brazil_1250]
Herd of cattle in the Amazon [brazil_1250]


Deforestation for cattle pasture and other cropsnear Chugandi
Deforestation for cattle pasture and other cropsnear Chugandi


Deforestation for cattle ranching
Deforestation for cattle ranching


Patchwork of legal forest reserves, pasture, and soy farms in the Brazilian Amazon [brazil_0632]
Patchwork of legal forest reserves, pasture, and soy farms in the Brazilian Amazon [brazil_0632]


Forest fragments and cattle pasture
Forest fragments and cattle pasture


Newly cleared section of Amazon forest [brazil_0554]
Newly cleared section of Amazon forest [brazil_0554]


Pasture and degraded forest
Pasture and degraded forest


Deforestation for cattle ranching
Deforestation for cattle ranching


Cowboys herding cattle across a river [colombia_2019]
Cowboys herding cattle across a river [colombia_2019]


Cattle pasture and Amazon forest [brazil_0597]
Cattle pasture and Amazon forest [brazil_0597]


Colombian cowboys wrangling wild horses [colombia_3816]
Colombian cowboys wrangling wild horses [colombia_3816]


Pasture near Acandi
Pasture near Acandi


Recently cleared cerrado in Brazil [brasil_061]
Recently cleared cerrado in Brazil [brasil_061]


Small ranch in the Amazon
Small ranch in the Amazon


Sunset over a cattle ranch in Colombia
Sunset over a cattle ranch in Colombia


Aerial picture of large-scale forest clearing for cattle pasture in the Peruvian Amazon
Aerial picture of large-scale forest clearing for cattle pasture in the Peruvian Amazon


Deforestation for cattle ranching [peru_aerial_1381]
Deforestation for cattle ranching [peru_aerial_1381]


Herd of cattle in the Amazon [brazil_1258]
Herd of cattle in the Amazon [brazil_1258]


Overhead view of land cleared in the Amazon for agriculture
Overhead view of land cleared in the Amazon for agriculture


Amazon landscape scarred by clearing for cattle pasture
Amazon landscape scarred by clearing for cattle pasture


Rainbow, pasture and secondary forest
Rainbow, pasture and secondary forest


Cattle pasture and rainforest near Peñaloza [colombia_2107]
Cattle pasture and rainforest near Peñaloza [colombia_2107]


Pasture and gallery forest [brazil_0847]
Pasture and gallery forest [brazil_0847]


Lake Sandoval in the Peruvian Amazon [peru_aerial_1232]
Lake Sandoval in the Peruvian Amazon [peru_aerial_1232]


Pasture on the bank of the Amazon river [colombia_0209]
Pasture on the bank of the Amazon river [colombia_0209]


Clearing of Amazon forest for pasture or soy [brasil_113]
Clearing of Amazon forest for pasture or soy [brasil_113]


Colombian cowboys wrangling wild horses [colombia_3826]
Colombian cowboys wrangling wild horses [colombia_3826]


Amazon rainforest and cattle pasture [brazil_0512]
Amazon rainforest and cattle pasture [brazil_0512]


Clearing of Amazon forest for pasture or soy [brasil_116]
Clearing of Amazon forest for pasture or soy [brasil_116]


Deforestation for cattle pasture near Chugandi [colombia_2397]
Deforestation for cattle pasture near Chugandi [colombia_2397]


Amazon rainforest and cattle pasture [brazil_0521]
Amazon rainforest and cattle pasture [brazil_0521]


Cattle ranching in the Brazilian Amazon [brazil_0290]
Cattle ranching in the Brazilian Amazon [brazil_0290]


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