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Cleared forest inside Tesso Nilo National Park
[indonesia_20151682]


Logging road in the Pacific Northwest

Deforestation for oil palm -- sabah_1247
Deforestation for oil palm -- sabah_1247

Deforestation for oil palm
Deforestation for oil palm


Sunset over a deforested area [riau_0325]


Cleared forest on the edge of Tesso Nilo
[indonesia_20152891]


Illegal clearing and burning inside Tesso Nilo
[indonesia_20151379]


Ramin trees in a deforested landscape
[indonesia_20152773]


Timber and oil palm plantations
[indonesia_20150486]


Burning within Tesso Nilo National Park
[indonesia_20153040]


Deforestation in Riau [riau_1232]

Soy field abutting against tropical forest
Soy field abutting against tropical forest

Deforestation in Borneo -- sabah_2512
Deforestation in Borneo -- sabah_2512


Burning within Tesso Nilo National Park
[indonesia_20152985]


Peatlands destruction in Riau [riau_1076]


Deforestation in Riau [riau_1227]


Cleared forest on the edge of Tesso Nilo
[indonesia_20152897]

Emergent canopy tree felled for timber in Gabon
Emergent canopy tree felled for timber in Gabon


Destroyed peatlands
[indonesia_20150512]


Cleared forest inside Tesso Nilo National Park
[indonesia_20151662]

Deforestation for oil palm -- sabah_1085
Deforestation for oil palm -- sabah_1085


Illegal deforestation for palm oil
[indonesia_20152262]


Deforestation in Riau [riau_1233]

Cerrado and pasture
Cerrado and pasture


Forest clearing for oil palm [riau_0029]


Burning the savanna in Guatemala

Río Huaypetue gold mine in Peru
Río Huaypetue gold mine in Peru


Deforestation in Riau [riau_1252]


Felled peat forest
[indonesia_20151092]


Illegal clearing and burning inside Tesso Nilo
[indonesia_20151408]

Aerial vew of burning peatlands and forest in Indonesian Borneo [kalbar_1244]
Aerial vew of burning peatlands and forest in Indonesian Borneo [kalbar_1244]

Oil palm plantations in Malaysian Borneo
Oil palm plantations in Malaysian Borneo


Forest cleared for palm oil production


Temperate rainforest logging

deforestation for oil palm -- sabah_1885
deforestation for oil palm -- sabah_1885

Illegal logging in Borneo [kalteng_0347]
Illegal logging in Borneo [kalteng_0347]

Small scale deforestation in the Colombian Amazon
Small scale deforestation in the Colombian Amazon


Deforestation in Sumatra [riau_1372]


Peat forest cleared for acacia


Illegal deforestation for palm oil
[indonesia_20152223]

Bulldozer at a conventional logging site in Borneo
Bulldozer at a conventional logging site in Borneo

Slash-and-burn agriculture
Slash-and-burn agriculture

Fire burning on an oil palm plantation -- sabah_1847
Fire burning on an oil palm plantation -- sabah_1847

Workers milling timber at an illegal sawmill in Borneo
Workers milling timber at an illegal sawmill in Borneo

Deforestation for oil palm -- sabah_0734
Deforestation for oil palm -- sabah_0734


Deforestation in Riau [riau_1275]


Forest clearing for oil palm [riau_0038]


Deforestation in Riau [riau_1245]

Devastated rainforest landscape in Borneo [kalbar_1121]
Devastated rainforest landscape in Borneo [kalbar_1121]


Sunset over a deforested area [riau_0317]


Peat fire in Riau


Newly planted oil palm plantation [aceh_0882]


Burning within Tesso Nilo National Park
[indonesia_20153058]

New oil palm plantation established on peatland outside Palangkaraya [kalteng_0072]
New oil palm plantation established on peatland outside Palangkaraya [kalteng_0072]

Deforestation in Borneo -- sabah_2520
Deforestation in Borneo -- sabah_2520

Slash-and-burn agriculture in Borneo
Slash-and-burn agriculture in Borneo

Canal in the Borneo peat forest [kalteng_0457]
Canal in the Borneo peat forest [kalteng_0457]

New oil palm plantation established on peatland outside Palangkaraya [kalteng_0079]
New oil palm plantation established on peatland outside Palangkaraya [kalteng_0079]

Illegal logging in Borneo [kalteng_0359]
Illegal logging in Borneo [kalteng_0359]

Degraded peatland in Borneo
Degraded peatland in Borneo


Deforestation in Riau [riau_1177]


Canal dug through degraded peat forest
[indonesia_20150413]

Burned forest in a peat swamp
Burned forest in a peat swamp


Peat forest cleared for palm oil
[indonesia_20150593]


Illegal clearing and burning inside Tesso Nilo
[indonesia_20151382]


Illegal deforestation for palm oil
[indonesia_20152243]

Replanting an oil palm plantation on the edge of Gunung Leuser National Park
Replanting an oil palm plantation on the edge of Gunung Leuser National Park

Canal in the Borneo peat forest
Canal in the Borneo peat forest


Ramin trees in a deforested landscape
[indonesia_20152774]

Overhead view of the Río Huaypetue gold mine in Peru
Overhead view of the Río Huaypetue gold mine in Peru

Agricultural land outside Bwindi park
Agricultural land outside Bwindi park


Illegal logging in Tesso Nilo
[indonesia_20153099]


Pile of logs

Deforestation in Borneo -- sabah_2092
Deforestation in Borneo -- sabah_2092

Deforestation in Borneo -- sabah_2458
Deforestation in Borneo -- sabah_2458


Illegal deforestation for palm oil
[indonesia_20152241]


Forest clearing for oil palm [riau_0044]

Deforestation for oil palm -- sabah_1064
Deforestation for oil palm -- sabah_1064


Oil palm plantation in Sarawak

New oil palm plantation established on peatland outside Palangkaraya
New oil palm plantation established on peatland outside Palangkaraya

Rainforest log adandoned after being washed ashore on a remote beach in Gabon
Rainforest log adandoned after being washed ashore on a remote beach in Gabon


Illegal clearing and burning inside Tesso Nilo
[indonesia_20151392]


Cleared peatland with rainforest in the background


Peatlands destruction in Riau [riau_5349]


Clearing for a new oil palm plantation [aceh_0853]


Deforestation in Riau [riau_0643]


Sunset over a deforested area [riau_0309]


Cleared peat forest
[indonesia_20151748]


Deforestation in Riau [riau_1263]

Degraded peatland in Borneo [kalteng_0526]
Degraded peatland in Borneo [kalteng_0526]

Fire burning on an oil palm plantation -- sabah_1854
Fire burning on an oil palm plantation -- sabah_1854

Soy and forest in the Amazon
Soy and forest in the Amazon


Illegal deforestation for palm oil
[indonesia_20152249]


Illegal deforestation for palm oil
[indonesia_20152254]

Deforestation for oil palm -- sabah_1245
Deforestation for oil palm -- sabah_1245


Forest clearing for oil palm [riau_0020]


Peatlands destruction in Riau [riau_1066]


Oil palm plantation
[indonesia_20151285]


Train of logs
[indonesia_20152128]

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


Timber and oil palm plantations
[indonesia_20150484]

Fire burning on an oil palm plantation -- sabah_1826
Fire burning on an oil palm plantation -- sabah_1826


Peat forest clearing


Peatland fire in Riau
[indonesia_20150469]

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


Illegal forest clearing within a timber concession
[indonesia_20150712]

Slash-and-burn agriculture
Slash-and-burn agriculture

Mining road through rainforest in Indonesian Borneo [kalbar_2272]
Mining road through rainforest in Indonesian Borneo [kalbar_2272]


Cleared forest inside Tesso Nilo National Park
[indonesia_20151648]

Slash-and-burn agriculture in the Borneo jungle (Kalimantan, Borneo - Indonesian Borneo)
Slash-and-burn agriculture in the Borneo jungle (Kalimantan, Borneo - Indonesian Borneo)

Fuel wood cut from the rainforest of Java (Java)
Fuel wood cut from the rainforest of Java (Java)

Rice fields planted on former mangrove forest land (Sulawesi - Celebes)
Rice fields planted on former mangrove forest land (Sulawesi - Celebes)

Deforestation along a river in Peru's southeastern Amazon region
Deforestation along a river in Peru's southeastern Amazon region

Pasture, regenerating forest, and forest in Las Cruces
Pasture, regenerating forest, and forest in Las Cruces

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


Logs on a railway
[indonesia_20152131]

Deforestation in Borneo -- sabah_0334
Deforestation in Borneo -- sabah_0334

Deforested landscape on the boundary of Tanjung Puting National Park (Kalimantan, Borneo - Indonesian Borneo)
Deforested landscape on the boundary of Tanjung Puting National Park (Kalimantan, Borneo - Indonesian Borneo)


Forest clearing for oil palm [riau_0036]

Riparian forest and soy
Riparian forest and soy


Illegal clearing and burning inside Tesso Nilo
[indonesia_20151398]


Deforestation near Nam Et-Phou Louey National Protected Area


Cleared forest on the edge of Tesso Nilo
[indonesia_20152905]

Logging
Logging


Deforestation in Riau [riau_1222]


Deforested landscape in Tesso nilo
[indonesia_20153170]

Conversion of transition forest in the Brazilian Amazon [brasil_037]
Conversion of transition forest in the Brazilian Amazon [brasil_037]

Massive gold mining area in the Peruvian Amazon
Massive gold mining area in the Peruvian Amazon


Cleared forest inside Tesso Nilo National Park
[indonesia_20151681]

Aerial view of an open pit mine in Panama
Aerial view of an open pit mine in Panama


Peat forest cleared for palm oil
[indonesia_20150559]

Hole in the canopy where rain forest has been felled by subsistence farmers
Hole in the canopy where rain forest has been felled by subsistence farmers


Peat forest cleared for palm oil
[indonesia_20150568]


Peat forest cut down by the Indonesian government [riau_0203]


Illegal logging in Tesso Nilo
[indonesia_20153199]


Peatlands destruction in Riau [riau_1093]


Sunset over a deforested area [riau_0321]

Oil palm estate and rainforest in Malaysian Borneo -- sabah_aerial_3019
Oil palm estate and rainforest in Malaysian Borneo -- sabah_aerial_3019


Peat forest clearing in Riau [riau_0842]


Forest cleared for palm oil production [riau_5928]


Illegal forest clearing within a timber concession
[indonesia_20150732]


Stacks of rainforest timber in Indonesia
[indonesia_20152066]


Illegal logging in Tesso Nilo
[indonesia_20153098]

Oil palm plantations in Malaysian Borneo -- borneo_2829
Oil palm plantations in Malaysian Borneo -- borneo_2829


Illegal logging for palm oil in Tesso Nilo
[indonesia_20151503]


Deforestation in Riau [riau_1173]


Illegal logging in Tesso Nilo
[indonesia_20153239]


Deforestation in Riau [riau_1265]

Mosaic deforestation near the Transoceanic highway in Peru
Mosaic deforestation near the Transoceanic highway in Peru

Deforestation in the Arfak mountains [west-papua_0664]
Deforestation in the Arfak mountains [west-papua_0664]

Open pit Lamal mine in the Peruvian Amazon
Open pit Lamal mine in the Peruvian Amazon

Oil palm plantations in Malaysian Borneo -- borneo_2822
Oil palm plantations in Malaysian Borneo -- borneo_2822


Peat fire in Riau [riau_0655]

Deforestation for palm oil in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_0573
Deforestation for palm oil in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_0573


Peat fire in Riau [riau_5465]


Cleared forest inside Tesso Nilo National Park
[indonesia_20151746]


Destroyed peat forest in Riau
[indonesia_20150348]


Sunset over a deforested area [riau_0324]

Deforested plain
Deforested plain

Oil palm plantation near Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_0809]
Oil palm plantation near Gunung Leuser National Park [sumatra_0809]


Peatlands destruction [riau_5476]


Illegal logging in Tesso Nilo
[indonesia_20152995]


Deforestation in Riau [riau_1256]


Cleared forest on the edge of Tesso Nilo
[indonesia_20152911]


Sunset over a deforested area [riau_0319]

Jungle saw mill
Jungle saw mill

Oil palm plantation and rainforest
Oil palm plantation and rainforest

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


Peatlands deforestation for oil palm [riau_0089]


Burning within Tesso Nilo National Park
[indonesia_20153066]


Burning within Tesso Nilo National Park
[indonesia_20153047]


Cleared forest inside Tesso Nilo National Park
[indonesia_20151659]


Peat fire in Riau [riau_5463]


Cleared forest inside Tesso Nilo National Park
[indonesia_20151703]


Deforestation in Sumatra [riau_1368]

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

Plane view of Amazon landscape scarred by open pit gold mining
Plane view of Amazon landscape scarred by open pit gold mining


Illegal logging in Tesso Nilo
[indonesia_20152943]


Peatland fire in Riau
[indonesia_20150476]


Illegal deforestation for palm oil
[indonesia_20152263]

Oil palm plantation with forest on the horizon
Oil palm plantation with forest on the horizon


Newly planted oil palm plantation [aceh_0876]

Aerial view of an oil palm plantation and a heavily logged natural forest -- borneo_2806a
Aerial view of an oil palm plantation and a heavily logged natural forest -- borneo_2806a

Haze rising from an oil palm plantation established on former rainforest land
Haze rising from an oil palm plantation established on former rainforest land

Tree stump in deforested area (Kalimantan, Borneo - Indonesian Borneo)
Tree stump in deforested area (Kalimantan, Borneo - Indonesian Borneo)

mosaic deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon
mosaic deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon


Forest fragment due to palm oil [aceh_0947]


Illegal logging in Tesso Nilo
[indonesia_20153221]


Cleared peat forest
[indonesia_20151749]


Illegal deforestation for palm oil
[indonesia_20152255]

Deforestation in Panama; as seen from above
Deforestation in Panama; as seen from above


Illegal logging in Tesso Nilo
[indonesia_20153134]

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


Burning within Tesso Nilo National Park
[indonesia_20153049]

Remote Amazon ranch
Remote Amazon ranch


Illegal logging for palm oil in Tesso Nilo
[indonesia_20151495]


Cleared forest inside Tesso Nilo National Park
[indonesia_20151634]

Aerial view of Amazon rainforest landscape scarred by open pit gold mining
Aerial view of Amazon rainforest landscape scarred by open pit gold mining


Illegal forest clearing within a timber concession
[indonesia_20150736]

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