Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Amazon-Rainforest-in-Burning-Season-27MZIFLBSJ7P.htmlConceptually similarAmazon Rainforest in Burning SeasonGP018D9Completed★★★★Amazon Rainforest in Burning SeasonGP018P0Completed★★★★Amazon Rainforest in Burning SeasonGP018C0Completed★★★★Amazon Rainforest in Burning SeasonGP018SOCompleted★★★★Amazon Rainforest in Burning SeasonGP018PJCompleted★★★★Amazon Rainforest in Burning SeasonGP018HXCompleted★★★★Amazon Rainforest in Burning SeasonGP019GZCompleted★★★★Amazon Rainforest in Burning SeasonGP018AOCompleted★★★★Amazon Rainforest in Burning SeasonGP018V4Completed★★★★View AllGP018R5Amazon Rainforest in Burning SeasonOn a flight from Alta Floresta to Novo Progresso with a view of the rainforest seen during the burning season when farmers clear large areas for soy farming or cattle breeding.Locations:Amazon-Brazil-Mato Grosso-South AmericaDate:18 Sep, 2007Credit:© Greenpeace / Daniel BeltráMaximum size:4368px X 2912pxKeywords:Aerial view-Deforestation-Destruction-Fields-Forests (campaign title)-KWCI (GPI)-Trees-Tropical rainforestsShoot: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.