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Forest clearing project sponsored by the Indonesian government (Kalimantan, Borneo - Indonesian Borneo)
Forest clearing project sponsored by the Indonesian government (Kalimantan, Borneo - Indonesian Borneo)


Cleared peatland with rainforest in the background [riau_5589]

Slash-and-burned section of rain forest
Slash-and-burned section of rain forest

Illegally logged rainforest tree in Gunung Palung National Park [kalbar_1337]
Illegally logged rainforest tree in Gunung Palung National Park [kalbar_1337]


Peat forest cleared for palm oil
[indonesia_20150588]

Illegal logging operation in Borneo [kalteng_0215]
Illegal logging operation in Borneo [kalteng_0215]

Burned forest, felled trees in Borneo peatland
Burned forest, felled trees in Borneo peatland

Deforestation in Borneo -- sabah_2453
Deforestation in Borneo -- sabah_2453


Deforestation for plantations in Riau [riau_1014]


Edge of an area deforested long ago by miners in Venezuela

Deforestation in Malaysian Borneo -- sabah_0526
Deforestation in Malaysian Borneo -- sabah_0526


Illegal clearing and burning inside Tesso Nilo
[indonesia_20151386]


Cleared forest inside Tesso Nilo National Park
[indonesia_20151645]

Soy and forest reserves
Soy and forest reserves

Deforestation in Borneo -- sabah_2129
Deforestation in Borneo -- sabah_2129


Oil palm in the buffer zone of Bukit Tigapuluh
[indonesia_20153606]

Destroyed peat swamp in Borneo [kalbar_1140]
Destroyed peat swamp in Borneo [kalbar_1140]


Illegal deforestation for palm oil
[indonesia_20152242]

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

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

Amazon landscape scarred by open pit gold mining
Amazon landscape scarred by open pit gold mining


Forest clearing for oil palm [riau_0058]

Deforestation near Andasibe-Mantadia National Park
Deforestation near Andasibe-Mantadia National Park


Freshly cleared forest for palm oil [aceh_0959]

Heavily logged forest -- sabah_1862
Heavily logged forest -- sabah_1862


Heavily degraded peat forest
[indonesia_20153473]

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]

Rainforest transformed into cattle pasture
Rainforest transformed into cattle pasture

Deforestation for cattle grazing near Puerto Maldanado
Deforestation for cattle grazing near Puerto Maldanado

Slash-and-burn near Gunung Leuser national park
Slash-and-burn near Gunung Leuser national park


Deforestation in Myanmar

Burned forest in a peat swamp [kalteng_0172]
Burned forest in a peat swamp [kalteng_0172]

Rainforest logs transported by barge in Gabon
Rainforest logs transported by barge in Gabon

Devastated rain forest landscape in Borneo [kalbar_1157]
Devastated rain forest landscape in Borneo [kalbar_1157]


Canal dug through degraded peat forest
[indonesia_20150415]


Illegal deforestation for palm oil
[indonesia_20152253]

Aerial view of oil palm plantations on peatlands in Sumatra [java_0015]
Aerial view of oil palm plantations on peatlands in Sumatra [java_0015]


Cleared forest on the edge of Tesso Nilo
[indonesia_20152885]


Newly planted oil palm plantation [aceh_0903]

Deforestation for oil palm -- sabah_1142
Deforestation for oil palm -- sabah_1142

Deforestation in Borneo -- sabah_2027
Deforestation in Borneo -- sabah_2027

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


Heavily degraded peat forest
[indonesia_20153477]


Cleared forest inside Tesso Nilo National Park
[indonesia_20151721]


Peat forest cleared for palm oil
[indonesia_20150556]


Deforestation in Riau [riau_1184]


Deforestation in Riau [riau_0641]

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


Deforestation in Riau [riau_1234]


Illegal clearing and burning inside Tesso Nilo
[indonesia_20151377]

New oil palm plantation established on peatland outside Palangkaraya [kalteng_0074]
New oil palm plantation established on peatland outside Palangkaraya [kalteng_0074]


Burning within Tesso Nilo National Park
[indonesia_20153023]


Rainforest burned for oil palm in Riau


Illegal logging in Tesso Nilo
[indonesia_20153197]

Rain forest cleared for oil palm plantation in Malaysia
Rain forest cleared for oil palm plantation in Malaysia

Heavily logged forest
Heavily logged forest

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

Aerial view of oil palm plantations on peatlands in Sumatra [java_0024]
Aerial view of oil palm plantations on peatlands in Sumatra [java_0024]


Canal dug through degraded peat forest
[indonesia_20150412]


Logging concession in Indonesia
[indonesia_20152081]

Aerial picture of cattle pasture cleared along a river in the Peruvian Amazon
Aerial picture of cattle pasture cleared along a river in the Peruvian Amazon

Aerial view of deforested jungle in Borneo (Kalimantan, Borneo - Indonesian Borneo)
Aerial view of deforested jungle in Borneo (Kalimantan, Borneo - Indonesian Borneo)

Cleared forest land in Belize
Cleared forest land in Belize

Deforestation for oil palm -- sabah_1113
Deforestation for oil palm -- sabah_1113


Cleared peatland with rainforest in the background [riau_5581]


Newly cleared peatland in Riau

Logging road in Borneo -- borneo_2942
Logging road in Borneo -- borneo_2942


Newly cleared forest
[indonesia_20152846]


Smoke rising from a forest fire in Riau
[indonesia_20152486]

Conversion of transition forest in the Brazilian Amazon [brasil_036]
Conversion of transition forest in the Brazilian Amazon [brasil_036]


Illegal deforestation for palm oil
[indonesia_20152235]


Illegal logging in Tesso Nilo
[indonesia_20152946]


Illegal logging in Tesso Nilo
[indonesia_20153088]

Deforestation for oil palm -- sabah_1244
Deforestation for oil palm -- sabah_1244


Illegal clearing and burning inside Tesso Nilo
[indonesia_20151460]

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

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


Illegal logging for palm oil in Tesso Nilo
[indonesia_20151506]


Logging concession in Sumatra
[indonesia_20152086]


Illegal forest clearing within a timber concession
[indonesia_20150717]


Peatland fire in Riau
[indonesia_20150465]


Cleared forest inside Tesso Nilo National Park
[indonesia_20151589]


Illegal deforestation for palm oil
[indonesia_20152250]


Temperate rain forest logging


Illegal deforestation for palm oil
[indonesia_20152218]

Forest loss in Malaysian Borneo -- sabah_0406
Forest loss in Malaysian Borneo -- sabah_0406


Newly cleared peatland in Riau [riau_1553]


Illegal logging in Tesso Nilo
[indonesia_20152986]


Deforestation in Sumatra [riau_1364]


Peatland deforestation

Soy fields and transition forest near Chapada
Soy fields and transition forest near Chapada


Cleared forest on the edge of Tesso Nilo
[indonesia_20152872]

New oil palm development in forest next to Gunung Leuser National Park
New oil palm development in forest next to Gunung Leuser National Park

Aerial vew of burning peatlands in Indonesia's West Kalimantan province [kalbar_1196]
Aerial vew of burning peatlands in Indonesia's West Kalimantan province [kalbar_1196]


Illegal logging in Tesso Nilo
[indonesia_20153253]

Forest cleared for a new oil palm plantation in the Heart of Borneo
Forest cleared for a new oil palm plantation in the Heart of Borneo


Burning within Tesso Nilo National Park
[indonesia_20153037]


Burning within Tesso Nilo National Park
[indonesia_20152984]

Storm over the Amazon's agricultural landscape [brazil_0423]
Storm over the Amazon's agricultural landscape [brazil_0423]

Conversion of transition forest in the Brazilian Amazon
Conversion of transition forest in the Brazilian Amazon


Deforestation in Riau [riau_0648]

Thomas standing among charred remains of tropical rainforest in Borneo (Kalimantan, Borneo - Indonesian Borneo)
Thomas standing among charred remains of tropical rainforest in Borneo (Kalimantan, Borneo - Indonesian Borneo)


Illegal deforestation for palm oil
[indonesia_20152219]

Extensive forest and cerrado clearing in the southern Amazon for cattle pasture and soy agriculture
Extensive forest and cerrado clearing in the southern Amazon for cattle pasture and soy agriculture

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]


Illegal logging camp
[indonesia_20150452]


Burned forest in Riau


Forest clearing for oil palm [riau_0033]


Sunset over a deforested area [riau_0303]


Pile of logs

Storm over the Amazon
Storm over the Amazon

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

Newly tilled land and forest in the Amazon
Newly tilled land and forest in the Amazon

Deforestation for oil palm -- sabah_1074
Deforestation for oil palm -- sabah_1074

Chopping down lowland rainforest in Sabah, Malaysia
Chopping down lowland rainforest in Sabah, Malaysia


Illegal logging in Tesso Nilo
[indonesia_20153158]


Logging concession in Indonesia
[indonesia_20152091]


Cleared forest inside Tesso Nilo National Park
[indonesia_20151674]

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


Train of logs
[indonesia_20152124]


Deforestation in Sumatra [riau_1367]


Illegal logging in Tesso Nilo
[indonesia_20152959]

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

Logged-over rainforest in the Amazon
Logged-over rainforest in the Amazon


Burning within Tesso Nilo National Park
[indonesia_20153041]

Aerial view of oil palm plantations on peatlands in Sumatra
Aerial view of oil palm plantations on peatlands in Sumatra

Deforested rainforest in Borneo [kalbar_2235]
Deforested rainforest in Borneo [kalbar_2235]

Deforestation in Malaysia
Deforestation in Malaysia

Deforestation in Borneo -- sabah_2021
Deforestation in Borneo -- sabah_2021

Legal forest reserve on a mechanized soy farm in the Brazilian Amazon
Legal forest reserve on a mechanized soy farm in the Brazilian Amazon

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

Deforestation for cattle ranching
Deforestation for cattle ranching


Cleared forest inside Tesso Nilo National Park
[indonesia_20151602]

Aerial view of estuary, forests, and agriculture [costa-rica-d_0241]
Aerial view of estuary, forests, and agriculture [costa-rica-d_0241]


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Peat fire in Riau [riau_0666]

Deforestation for oil palm -- sabah_0731
Deforestation for oil palm -- sabah_0731


Burned areas in Tesso Nilo
[indonesia_20153374]


Logging road in the Pacific Northwest

Loss of lowland rainforest in Sabah, Malaysia
Loss of lowland rainforest in Sabah, Malaysia


Burning the savanna in Guatemala

Deforestation in Borneo -- sabah_0673
Deforestation in Borneo -- sabah_0673

Aerial view of extensive soy fields and legal forest reserves in the Brazilian Amazon [brazil_0258]
Aerial view of extensive soy fields and legal forest reserves in the Brazilian Amazon [brazil_0258]

Forest clearing near Chapada
Forest clearing near Chapada


Slash-and-burn farming in Peten; Guatemala

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


Peat fire in Riau [riau_5461]


Logs on a railway
[indonesia_20152121]

Aerial view of oil palm plantations on peatlands in Sumatra [java_0029]
Aerial view of oil palm plantations on peatlands in Sumatra [java_0029]

Cut and drained peat swamp forest [kalbar_2205]
Cut and drained peat swamp forest [kalbar_2205]

Devastated rainforest landscape in Borneo [kalbar_1100]
Devastated rainforest landscape in Borneo [kalbar_1100]


Illegal logging in Tesso Nilo
[indonesia_20153269]

Aerial view of deforestation in Madagasar [madagascar_1762]
Aerial view of deforestation in Madagasar [madagascar_1762]


Illegal deforestation for palm oil
[indonesia_20152273]


Cleared forest inside Tesso Nilo National Park
[indonesia_20151617]


Forest clearing in Sabah


Forest fragment due to palm oil

Pasture and gallery forest
Pasture and gallery forest

Aircraft view of Amazon rainforest landscape scarred by open pit gold mines
Aircraft view of Amazon rainforest landscape scarred by open pit gold mines

Cleared cerrado
Cleared cerrado

Forest loss in Malaysian Borneo
Forest loss in Malaysian Borneo


Illegal clearing and burning inside Tesso Nilo
[indonesia_20151394]


Cleared peat forest
[indonesia_20151752]

Canal dug to drain the swamp forest before it was slash-and-burned (Kalimantan, Borneo - Indonesian Borneo)
Canal dug to drain the swamp forest before it was slash-and-burned (Kalimantan, Borneo - Indonesian Borneo)


Peat fires in Riau


Newly planted oil palm plantation [aceh_0914]

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

Clear-cutting in the Amazon rainforest as viewed overhead by plane
Clear-cutting in the Amazon rainforest as viewed overhead by plane


Peat land being cleared for oil palm
[indonesia_20152424]

deforestation for oil palm -- sabah_2212
deforestation for oil palm -- sabah_2212


Peat forest cleared for palm oil
[indonesia_20150582]

Newly tilled land and forest in the Amazon [brazil_0368]
Newly tilled land and forest in the Amazon [brazil_0368]


Peatlands deforestation for oil palm [riau_0087]

Soy and Amazon transition forest
Soy and Amazon transition forest

Aerial view of slash-and-burn agriculture in the Amazon
Aerial view of slash-and-burn agriculture in the Amazon


Cleared peatland with rainforest in the background [riau_5591]

Orange orchard planted on deforested land
Orange orchard planted on deforested land

Fuel wood cut from the Java jungle (Java)
Fuel wood cut from the Java jungle (Java)


Cleared forest on the edge of Tesso Nilo
[indonesia_20152892]


Smoke rising from a forest fire in Riau
[indonesia_20152521]


Forest clearing for oil palm [riau_5388]

Deforestation for oil palm -- sabah_1239
Deforestation for oil palm -- sabah_1239


Cleared forest on the edge of Tesso Nilo
[indonesia_20152906]

Open pit mines in the Amazon
Open pit mines in the Amazon

Forest fragment within an oil palm plantation
Forest fragment within an oil palm plantation


Cleared forest inside Tesso Nilo National Park
[indonesia_20151709]

Transoceanica in Peru
Transoceanica in Peru

Soy fields and transition forest near Chapada [brazil_0127]
Soy fields and transition forest near Chapada [brazil_0127]


Illegal logging for palm oil in Tesso Nilo
[indonesia_20151543]

deforestation for oil palm -- sabah_2156
deforestation for oil palm -- sabah_2156


Stacks of rainforest timber in Indonesia
[indonesia_20152065]

Fire burning on an oil palm plantation -- sabah_1820
Fire burning on an oil palm plantation -- sabah_1820

Abandoned equiptment at a graphite mine near Mantandia
Abandoned equiptment at a graphite mine near Mantandia

Logging in New Guinea
Logging in New Guinea

Deforestation in Borneo -- sabah_0680
Deforestation in Borneo -- sabah_0680


Newly planted oil palm plantation [aceh_0873]


Stacks of rainforest timber in Indonesia
[indonesia_20152053]


Peatlands destruction in Riau [riau_1067]

A stack of burning trees in a deforested landscape
A stack of burning trees in a deforested landscape

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