Odani Sawmill in Para State, Brazil

Odani sawmill, located in Placas, Pará, linked with logging and processing of illegal timber. An investigation by Greenpeace used covert GPS locator beacons to monitor logging trucks. During the day, empty logging trucks travel deep into the rainforest and at night they travel from illegal logging camps to sawmills in Santarém. These sawmills regularly export timber to Europe, China and the United States.

Unique identifier: GP0STONB6

Type: Image

Shoot date: 28/09/2014

Locations: Amazon, Brazil, Pará, South America

Credit line: © Lunae Parracho / Greenpeace

Size: 5760px × 3840px 11MB

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Illegal Logging in Brazil

An investigation by Greenpeace used covert GPS locator beacons to monitor logging trucks. During the day, empty logging trucks travel deep into the rainforest and at night they travel from illegal logging camps to sawmills in Santarém. These sawmills regularly export timber to Europe, China and the United States.

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