Permalink: https://photo.greenpeace.org/archive/Farmed-Land-in-the-Amazon-27MZIFL6JK7Y.htmlConceptually similarFarmed Land in the AmazonGP01JZLCompleted★★★★Crested Caracara in BrazilGP0BSKCompleted★★★★Soya Plantations in the AmazonGP01VMMCompleted★★★★Amazon Rainforest in Burning SeasonGP018V3Completed★★★★Amazon Rainforest in Burning SeasonGP018VMCompleted★★★★Amazon Rainforest in Burning SeasonGP0194LCompleted★★★★Amazon Rainforest in Burning SeasonGP0195ACompleted★★★★Amazon Rainforest in Burning SeasonGP019C5Completed★★★★Amazon Rainforest in Burning SeasonGP019ELCompleted★★★★View AllGP01JZMFarmed Land in the AmazonFarmed land on completely deforested area.Locations:Amazon-Brazil-Campo Novo do Parecis-Mato Grosso-South AmericaDate:9 Aug, 2008Credit:© Greenpeace / Daniel BeltráMaximum size:4368px X 2912pxKeywords:Aerial view-Agricultural land-Agriculture-Copy space-Day-Deforestation-Destruction-Farming-Farms-Forests (campaign title)-Full frame-KWCI (GPI)-Outdoors-Patterns-Roads-ShapesShoot: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:Award Winning Greenpeace PhotographyTen Years in the Amazon (Photo & Video)POYi 66 Award of Excellence - New Landscape of the AmazonAmazon Fires and Agriculture Documentation (Photo & Videos)
