Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Paraguay-River-in-the-Amazon-27MZIFL69DVL.htmlConceptually similarTropical Rainforest in the AmazonGP02OG7Completed★★★★★★Araguaya River in the AmazonGP01JYNCompleted★★★★Forest and River AmazonGP01GNUCompleted★★★★★★★Amazon river and effluent.GP0R45Completed★★★★Waterfall in the AmazonGP02N3SCompleted★★★★Rainforest General (Brazil : 1993)GP0DJQCompleted★★★★Xingu River in the AmazonGP01JYOCompleted★★★★Xingu River in the AmazonGP01JYPCompleted★★★★Xingu River in the AmazonGP01JYQCompleted★★★★★★View AllGP01JZBParaguay River in the AmazonA view from above of the Paraguay River. Locations:Amazon-Brazil-Mato Grosso-Paraguay River-South AmericaDate:8 Aug, 2008Credit:© Greenpeace / Daniel BeltráMaximum size:5616px X 3744pxKeywords:Aerial view-Beauty-Day-Forests (campaign title)-Forests (topography)-KWCI (GPI)-Nature-Outdoors-RiversShoot: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:Ten Years in the Amazon (Photo & Video)Amazon Fires and Agriculture Documentation (Photo & Videos)
