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Land newly tilled for soy in the southern Amazon
Land newly tilled for soy in the southern Amazon

(Brazil)


Gold mining damage

(Suriname)


Airplane view of a manioc field in the middle of the rainforest

(Suriname)


Burned forest near Penaloza



Gold mining damage

(Suriname)

Legal forest reserve on a large-scale soy farm in the Brazilian Amazon
Legal forest reserve on a large-scale soy farm in the Brazilian Amazon

(Brazil)


Small scale deforestation in the Colombian Amazon


Cleared forest land in Belize
Cleared forest land in Belize

(Belize)


Deforestation for cattle pasture



Deforestation of a steep hillside


Forest degradation in the Amazon
Forest degradation in the Amazon

(Brazil)

Belizean slash-and-burn
Belizean slash-and-burn

(Belize)

Mining operations at Rio Huaypetue gold mine
Mining operations at Rio Huaypetue gold mine
Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu

(Peru)


Overhead view of a manioc field in the middle of the rainforest

(Suriname)


Deforestation for cattle pasture in the Colombian Choco


Recently cleared cerrado in Brazil
Recently cleared cerrado in Brazil

(Brazil)

Felled trees in Peruvian rainforest
Felled trees in Peruvian rainforest
Location: Tambopata rainforestV

(Peru)

Newly cleared section of Amazon forest
Newly cleared section of Amazon forest

(Brazil)


Sugar cane and manioc near the village of Kwamalasamutu

(Suriname)

Cleared forest in the Brazilian Amazon
Cleared forest in the Brazilian Amazon

(Brazil)


Aerial view of damage wrought by gold mining

(Suriname)

Land newly tilled for soy in the southern Amazon
Land newly tilled for soy in the southern Amazon

(Brazil)

Airplane view of clear-cutting for slash-and-burn agriculture in the Peruvian Amazon
Airplane view of clear-cutting for slash-and-burn agriculture in the Peruvian Amazon
Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu

(Peru)


Gold mining damage

(Suriname)

Soy and forest in the Amazon
Soy and forest in the Amazon

(Brazil)


Gold mining damage

(Suriname)

Clearing of Amazon forest for pasture or soy
Clearing of Amazon forest for pasture or soy

(Brazil)

Cerrado - pasture margin
Cerrado - pasture margin

(Brazil)

Slash-and-burn agriculture
Slash-and-burn agriculture

(Belize)

Soy and forest reserves
Soy and forest reserves

(Brazil)

Deforestation for cattle pasture near Puerto Maldanado
Deforestation for cattle pasture near Puerto Maldanado
Location: Puerto Maldanado

(Peru)

Aerial view of rainforest cut for subsistence agriculture
Aerial view of rainforest cut for subsistence agriculture
Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu

(Peru)

Clear-cutting for cattle pasture in Guatemala
Clear-cutting for cattle pasture in Guatemala

(Guatemala)

Soy and trandition forest reserve, a legal requirement, in the Brazilian Amazon
Soy and trandition forest reserve, a legal requirement, in the Brazilian Amazon

(Brazil)


Manioc field near the village of Kwamalasamutu

(Suriname)

Clear-cutting for cattle pasture in Guatemala
Clear-cutting for cattle pasture in Guatemala

(Guatemala)

Miners at the landstrip of Rio Huaypetue gold mine
Miners at the landstrip of Rio Huaypetue gold mine
A large-scale mining operation has turned the Rio Huaypetue into a mud and gravel pit in southeastern Peru. The surrounding rainforest is suffering from hunting and cutting for timber and fuelwood.
Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu

(Peru)

Solitary tree in the middle of a soy field
Solitary tree in the middle of a soy field

(Brazil)


Forest fragmentation/deforestation in the Colombian Choco


Deforestation for slash-and-burn agirculture
Deforestation for slash-and-burn agirculture
Location: Puerto Maldanado

(Peru)

Clearing for ccattle pasture in the Xingu watershed
Clearing for ccattle pasture in the Xingu watershed

(Brazil)


Deforestation for cattle pasture near Chugandi


Extensive soy fields in the Brazilian Amazon
Extensive soy fields in the Brazilian Amazon

(Brazil)

Clear-cutting for cattle pasture in Guatemala
Clear-cutting for cattle pasture in Guatemala

(Guatemala)

Deforestation for cattle
Deforestation for cattle
Location: Puerto Maldanado

(Peru)


Logs on the back of a truck

(Suriname)

Slash-and-burn farming
Slash-and-burn farming

(Belize)


Small patch of forest clearing on the summit between Sapzurro and Capurgana


Recently cleared cerrado in Brazil
Recently cleared cerrado in Brazil

(Brazil)


Deforestation in the Colombian Amazon


Stark contrast between forest and land cleared for soy
Stark contrast between forest and land cleared for soy

(Brazil)

Patchwork of legal forest reserves, pasture, and soy farms in the Brazilian Amazon
Patchwork of legal forest reserves, pasture, and soy farms in the Brazilian Amazon

(Brazil)



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