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Keywords
Deforestation
Destruction
Forests (campaign title)
KWCI (GPI)
Burnt Trees in Jamanxim National Forest
Dead trees, during burning season, in the Jamanxim National Forest (Flona do Jamanxim), which is on the BR 163 near Novo Progresso in the Brazilian Amazon.
The burning season is when large sections are set on fire by farmers to be cleared for soy farming or cattle breeding.
Unique identifier:
GP018RU
Type:
Image
Shoot date:
01/09/2007
Locations:
Amazon
,
Brazil
,
Pará
,
South America
Credit line:
© Greenpeace / Daniel Beltrá
Ranking:
★★★★ (E)
Containers
Shoot:
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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