Permalink: https://photo.greenpeace.org/archive/Amazon-Rainforest-in-Burning-Season-27MZIFLEQ2AY.htmlConceptually similarAmazon Rainforest in Burning SeasonGP0192OCompleted★★★★Amazon Rainforest in Burning SeasonGP0196RCompleted★★★★Amazon Rainforest in Burning SeasonGP018DRCompleted★★★★Amazon Rainforest in Burning SeasonGP018HWCompleted★★★★Amazon Rainforest in Burning SeasonGP018MZCompleted★★★★Amazon Rainforest in Burning SeasonGP018UOCompleted★★★★Amazon Rainforest in Burning SeasonGP018YTCompleted★★★★Amazon Rainforest in Burning SeasonGP01G3NCompleted★★★★Amazon Rainforest in Burning SeasonGP01959Completed★★★★View AllGP0192PAmazon Rainforest in Burning SeasonOn a flight from Alta Floresta in the Brazilian Amazon with a view of the rainforest seen during the burning season when large sections of forest are set alight by farmers to be cleared for cattle breeding and agriculture.Locations:Amazon-Brazil-Pará-South AmericaDate:28 Aug, 2007Credit:© Greenpeace / Daniel BeltráMaximum size:4368px X 2912pxKeywords:Aerial view-Copy space-Deforestation-Destruction-Fields-Forests (campaign title)-KWCI (GPI)Shoot:Amazon Agriculture and Forest Clearing Documentation 2007Large sections of the Amazon rainforest are set on fire during the burning season when farmers clear large areas for soy farming or cattle breeding. Most of Brazil's greenhouse gas emissions result from deforestation, with the majority coming from the clearing and burning of the Amazon rainforests.Related Collections:Award Winning Greenpeace PhotographyDaniel Beltrá wins Prince’s Rainforests Project AwardTen Years in the Amazon (Photo & Video)POYi 65 Award - Amazon Deforestation