Permalink: https://photo.greenpeace.org/archive/Cattle-Paths-in-the-Amazon-27MZIFLWEBZI.htmlConceptually similarCattle Paths in the AmazonGP01JWJCompleted★★★★★★Aerial View of Redençao.in the AmazonGP01K39Completed★★★★Aerial View of Redençao.in the AmazonGP01K3ACompleted★★★★Amazon Cattle Ranch in Novo ProgressoGP01G3LCompleted★★★★Amazon Cattle Ranch in Novo ProgressoGP019E1Completed★★★★Amazon Documentation Pará ExpeditionGP0ERTCompleted★★★★Dead Cattle on the BR 163GP018YSCompleted★★★★Dead Cattle on the BR 163GP01940Completed★★★★Dead Cattle on the BR 163GP019B6Completed★★★★View AllGP01K3YCattle Paths in the AmazonCattle paths on a field.Locations:Amazon-Brazil-Pará-Redençao-South AmericaDate:13 Aug, 2008Credit:© Greenpeace / Daniel BeltráMaximum size:4368px X 2912pxKeywords:Aerial view-Agricultural land-Agriculture-Cattle-Contrast-Copy space-Cows-Day-Deforestation-Dry-Fields-Forest fires-Forests (campaign title)-KWCI (GPI)-Outdoors-PatternsShoot:Amazon Fires and Agriculture DocumentationExtensive documentation of man made forest fires to clear land for farming and cattle. In very large areas the deforestation has caused devastating desertification of the land.The Amazon rain forest is being deforested at an alarming pace primarily for cattle ranching. Deforestation not only destroys biodiversity and displaces forest peoples but is also responsible for 75% of Brazil’s greenhouse gas emissions, making Brazil the world’s fourth largest climate polluter. Related Collections:Ten Years in the Amazon (Photo & Video)Amazon Fires and Agriculture Documentation (Photo & Videos)
