Rainforest in Para State

Forest canopy, southwest of Juruti, Para State.

Unique identifier: GP04WXS

Type: Image

Shoot date: 16/09/2013

Locations: Amazon, Brazil, Pará, South America

Credit line: © Daniel Beltrá / Greenpeace

Size: 7360px × 4912px 20MB

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Pará State Aerial Documentation

Aerial photographs taken on several flights to document deforestation and forest beauty throughout the northern area of Pará State, Brazil. Includes construction of the controversial Belo Monte Dam project, and areas where three large dams are also to be built on the Tapajos River. In addition, Greenpeace is in the area to witness the "Cachoeira Seca" (Dry Waterfall) Indigenous land, where illegal logging and land grabbing has been occurring.

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