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Keywords
Abattoirs
Aerial view
Buildings
Cattle
Cows
Day
Deforestation
Forests (campaign title)
KWCI (GPI)
Livestock
Outdoors
Ranches
Ranching
Trees
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)
Containers
Shoot:
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.
Related Collections:
Amazon Cattle Footprint - Mato Grosso: State of Destruction (All Photographers)
Amazon Fires and Agriculture Documentation (Photo & Videos)
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