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Deforestation
Destruction
Fields
Forests (campaign title)
KWCI (GPI)
Amazon Rainforest in Burning Season
On a flight from Alta Floresta in the Brazilian Amazon with a view of the rainforest seen during the burning season when large sections of forest are set alight by farmers to be cleared for cattle breeding and agriculture.
Unique identifier:
GP0192P
Type:
Image
Shoot date:
28/08/2007
Locations:
Amazon
,
Brazil
,
Pará
,
South America
Credit line:
© Greenpeace / Daniel Beltrá
Size:
4368px × 2912px 6MB
Ranking:
★★★★★★ (B)
Containers
Shoot:
Amazon Agriculture and Forest Clearing Documentation 2007
Large 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.
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