Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Aerial-View-of-Amazon-Rainforest-27MZIFLE9YQE.htmlConceptually similarAmazon Rainforest in Burning SeasonGP018G1Completed★★★★Amazon Rainforest in Burning SeasonGP019HECompleted★★★★Amazon Rainforest in Burning SeasonGP018G2Completed★★★★Amazon Rainforest in Burning SeasonGP0196WCompleted★★★★Amazon Rainforest in Burning SeasonGP019D4Completed★★★★Amazon Rainforest in Burning SeasonGP019GWCompleted★★★★Amazon Rainforest in Burning SeasonGP018A4Completed★★★★Amazon Rainforest in Burning SeasonGP018CJCompleted★★★★Amazon Rainforest in Burning SeasonGP018H8Completed★★★★View AllGP019MTAerial View of Amazon RainforestAerial view of the rainforest during the burning season in the Amazon, photographed during a flight from Cuiaba to Alta Floresta. Large areas are destroyed to give way for soy or cattle. Most of Brazil's greenhouse gas emissions result from deforestation, with the majority coming from the clearing and burning of the Amazon rainforests. Ancient forest protection is crucial to preserving biodiversity and the global climate.Locations:Amazon-Brazil-Pará-South AmericaDate:25 Aug, 2007Credit:© Greenpeace / Daniel BeltráMaximum size:1400px X 2100pxKeywords:Aerial view-Deforestation-Forests (campaign title)-KWCI (GPI)-TreesShoot: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 PhotographyTen Years in the Amazon (Photo & Video)POYi 65 Award - Amazon Deforestation
