JBS Slaughterhouse in the Amazon

Aerial view of JBS slaughterhouse facilities. Large areas of the deforested Amazon rain forest used for cattle ranching are concentrated around cattle slaughterhouses. Cattle ranching is the primary driver of forest destruction in the Brazilian Amazon, with 79.5 per cent of deforested land used for cattle pastures.

Unique identifier: GP01NXJ

Type: Image

Shoot date: 08/08/2008

Locations: Amazon, Araputanga, Brazil, Mato Grosso, South America

Credit line: © Greenpeace / Daniel Beltrá

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Amazon Fires and Agriculture Documentation

Extensive 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.

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Amazon Fires and Agriculture Documentation (Photo & Videos)

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