Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Smoke-from-Forest-Fires-in-the-Amazon-27MZIFL6X5ZF.htmlConceptually similarBaú Indigenous Land and Altamira National ForestGP01C3SCompleted★★★★★★Forest Fires in Altamira, Pará, Amazon (2019)GP0STTS1BCompleted★★★★Forest Fires in Altamira, Pará, Amazon (2019)GP0STTS1CCompleted★★★★Forest Fires in Altamira, Pará, Amazon (2019)GP0STTS1SCompleted★★★★★★Forest Fires in Altamira, Pará, Amazon (2019)GP0STTS1TCompleted★★★★Forest Fires in Altamira, Pará, Amazon (2019)GP0STTS1UCompleted★★★★★★Forest Fires in Altamira, Pará, Amazon (2019)GP0STTS1VCompleted★★★★Forest Fires in Altamira, Pará, Amazon (2019)GP0STTS1WCompleted★★★★Forest Fires in Altamira, Pará, Amazon (2019)GP0STTS23Completed★★★★View AllGP01JWHSmoke from Forest Fires in the AmazonMan made forest fires to clear land for farming and cattle.Locations:Altamira-Amazon-Brazil-Pará-South AmericaDate:13 Aug, 2008Credit:© Greenpeace / Daniel BeltráMaximum size:5408px X 3605pxKeywords:Aerial view-Burning-Copy space-Day-Deforestation-Destruction-Dry-Forest fires-Forests (campaign title)-KWCI (GPI)-Outdoors-Smoke-Trees-Tropical rainforestsShoot: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)IPCC Report Release (All Photographers, Photos & Videos)Amazon Fires and Agriculture Documentation (Photo & Videos)