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Rainforest And The Antarctic
An island of rainforest has been spared from destruction in the middle of a soy field near Itaituba in Para State, Brazil, Aug. 27, 2007.
Rainforest And The Antarctic
The remains of some of the 700,000 square kilometers of rainforest land which has been deforested in the Amazon basin since 1970, according the the National Institute of Space Research of Brazil, lie next to some farm buildings near Alta Floresta in…
Rainforest And The Antarctic
A view of burnt Amazon Rainforest near Alta Floresta in Para State, Brazil, set ablaze during the burning season when large sections of it are torched by farmers, to clear it for soy farming or cattle grazing, Sept. 18, 2007. By 2006 the Amazon…
Rainforest And The Antarctic
A farm sits amidst burnt rainforest land which awaits clearing near Cuiaba in Para State, Brazil, Aug. 25, 2007.
Rainforest And The Antarctic
Burnt Brazilian nut trees (Castanheiras) stand following a fire in the Alta Floresta region of Para State, Brazil on Aug. 25, 2007. In 2006, 13,100 square kilometers of Amazon rainforest was destroyed, according to the Brazilian National Institute of…
Rainforest And The Antarctic
Despite being protected by national law, Brazilian nut trees (Castanheiras) stand dead from a fire in the proposed Brazilian Nut Tree Park (Parque das Castanheira) near Claudia in Mato Grosso, Brazil on Sept. 17, 2007. During the dry season large…
Rainforest And The Antarctic
A line of fire crosses grasslands within a farm near the Alta Floresta area of Para State, Brazil on Aug. 28, 2007.
Rainforest And The Antarctic
A view of the Amazon Rainforest near Claudia in Mato Grosso, Brazil, set ablaze during the burning season when large sections of it are torched by farmers, to clear it for soy farming or cattle grazing, Sept. 17, 2007. Brazil is the forth largest…
Rainforest And The Antarctic
Amazon Rainforest burns outside of Alta Floresta in Para State, Brazil, Aug. 27, 2007. Tropical forest destruction is responsible for up to 20% of global greenhouse gas emissions.
Rainforest And The Antarctic
The different stages of destruction within the rainforest are revealed by this aerial view near Alta Floresta in Para State, Brazil, Aug. 25, 2007. By 2006 the Amazon had already lost 17% of its surface due to human intervention.