Spectacled Caiman inside Cristalino State Park

Spectacled Caiman (Caiman crocodilus) are part of the diverse wildlife living inside Cristalino State Park.
This park reserve is one of the most bio-diverse in the region and is currently under threat from illegal logging and fire.

Unique identifier: GP018DV

Type: Image

Shoot date: 02/10/2007

Locations: Amazon, Brazil, Cristalino State Park, Mato Grosso, South America

Credit line: © Greenpeace / Daniel Beltrá

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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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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