Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Cattle-Paths-in-the-Amazon-27MZIFL6D8GJ.htmlConceptually similarCattle Paths in the AmazonGP01K3YCompleted★★★★★★Aerial View of Redençao.in the AmazonGP01K39Completed★★★★Aerial View of Redençao.in the AmazonGP01K3ACompleted★★★★Amazon Documentation Pará ExpeditionGP0ERTCompleted★★★★Forest Fires in the AmazonGP01JWCCompleted★★★★★★★Forest Fires in the AmazonGP01K24Completed★★★★Amazon Cattle Ranch in Novo ProgressoGP01G3LCompleted★★★★Recently Burned Area in the AmazonGP01JW2Completed★★★★★★Recently Burned Area in the AmazonGP01JW3Completed★★★★View AllGP01JWJCattle Paths in the AmazonCattle paths on a field.Locations:Amazon-Brazil-Pará-Redençao-South AmericaDate:13 Aug, 2008Credit:© Greenpeace / Daniel BeltráMaximum size:4368px X 2912pxKeywords:Aerial view-Agricultural land-Agriculture-Cattle-Contrast-Copy space-Cows-Day-Deforestation-Dry-Fields-Forest fires-Forests (campaign title)-KWCI (GPI)-Outdoors-PatternsShoot: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:Amazon Fires and Agriculture Documentation (Photo & Videos)Slaughtering the Amazon (All Photographers)
