Deforestation Practices

Aerial views illustrate deforestation impacts, revealing cleared lands and remnants of forest in a variety of lush green environments.

Recent clearing along Maxus Road, originally an oil road now showing colonization, Yasuni National Park, Amazon, Ecuador

Aerial view of trees in a public park at St. Sebastian River State Park, Fellsmere, Florida, United States.

Deforestation for cattle grazing and timber logging at the Yasuni National Park. Amazon, Ecuador, South America

Aerial view of rainforest destruction, land clearance for farming, Peruvian Amazon, Peru, September

Deforestation study plot, biological dynamics for forest fragments project near Manaus, Brazil

Tropical Forest Cleared By Machinery, Belize

Rainforest clearing for slash and burn agriculture, central Sulawesi, Indonesia

Aerial of cut trees on ground in rainforest

Deforestation. Mayotte Island Indian Ocean.

Sao Paulo's watershed, Brazil

Recent clearing along Maxus Road, originally an oil road now showing colonization, Yasuni National Park, Amazon, Ecuador

Brazil, Para, Itaituba, Amazon rainforest, slash and burn, reclamation of pastureland

BRAZIL Minas Gerais Soil erosion caused by deforestation of the amazon rainforest. .

Re_growth of eucalyptus seedlings after bush fire, beside Mitchell Plateau Road, Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

palm oil plantation in Indonesia, aerial drone view palm tree plantation in Indonesia, aerial drone view Copyright: xZoonar.com/DaixNtx 22036194

rainforest destruction aerial view of area burned & cleared for farming mato grosso, southern brazil, south america

Rainforest clear cut for oil palm plantation, Cameroon

deforestation of primary rainforest manaus region, amazon basin, brazil, south america

Lango Bai, Congo (Congo - Brazzaville) ,AFRICA

ECUADOR, AMAZON BASIN, NEAR COCA, RAIN FOREST,INDILLANA RIVER, CLEARCUT FOR FARMING

Aerial view of destroyed rainforest in Brazil near Amazon River

Zimbabwe, Murewa District, Agriculture, Fertile Land Becoming Barren Due To Erosion Of Soil.

Deforestation. Aerial views of the Municipality of Nueva Guinea, within the Southern Autonomous Region on the Atlantic coast of Nicaragua.

forest destruction in thailand form Aerial view

Forest clearance to obtain agricultural and grazing land, Amazon rainforest, near Puerto Maldonado, Madre de Dios Departameto, Peru, South America

Succession or encroachment of trees into a clearing

Brazil, Para, Itaituba, Amazon rainforest, slash and burn, reclamation of pastureland

Cleared rainforest for palm oil plantations, Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia

Slash and burn agriculture in central highlands, Madagascar

New logging road in virgin lowland tropical rainforest, east of Aird River Delta, Kikori Basin, Papua New Guinea

Aerial view of destroyed rainforest in Brazil near Amazon River

Tree plantation on burn Congo

View from the airplane to the Okavango delta

Brazil, Minas Gerais, Soil Erosion Caused By Deforestation Of The Amazon Rainforest.

Agricultural area of Cazarpamba High AndesEcuador

Rainforest deforestation, French Guiana

Huaorani Houses seen from the air. They are simple structures built directly on the ground. The frame is made from thin branches which is then covered with palm leaves. Bameno Community. Yasuni National Park. Amazon rainforest, Ecuador.

Haiti, Rainforest, Tree Saplings Planted As Part Of Reforestation Project.

Deforestation - clearing rainforest. Belize Central America.

Aerial view of destroyed rain forest in Brazil near Amazon River

Scorched earth rainforest destruction showing stumps of logged trees with undisturbed rainforest in distance, Borneo

Aerial view of degraded rainforest in New Caledonia

Deforestation of tropical rainforest, Bengkulu Province, Sumatra, Indonesia

VIETNAM - MEKONG DELTA - THE SUSPENSION OF THE NINE DRAGONS. Portrait of the Mekong Delta region in Vietnam and many environmental issues.VIETNAM - DELTA DU MÉKONG - LE SURSIS DES NEUF DRAGONS. Portrait de la région du Delta du Mekong au Vietnam et des nombreuses problématiques environnementales.

Deforestation of tropical rainforest Bengkulu Province, Sumatra, Indonesia

Road construction in primary forest Guyana

Logging road and erosion in lowland tropical rainforest east of Aird River Delta, Kikori Basin, Papua New Guinea

BRAZIL Amazon. Aerial view over heavily deforested Amazon rainforest showing new roadways. .

volcanic activities at waimangu An image of a volcanic activities at waimangu new zealand Copyright: xZoonar.com/magannx 12093359

ECUADOR, AMAZON BASIN, NEAR COCA, RAIN FOREST,INDILLANA RIVER, CLEARCUT FOR FARMING

Deforestation and slash and burn agriculture in Mayotte

Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) old growth stands clear cut for tourist housing, Hopkins, Belize

VIETNAM - MEKONG DELTA - THE SUSPENSION OF THE NINE DRAGONS. Portrait of the Mekong Delta region in Vietnam and many environmental issues.VIETNAM - DELTA DU MÉKONG - LE SURSIS DES NEUF DRAGONS. Portrait de la région du Delta du Mekong au Vietnam et des nombreuses problématiques environnementales.

Aerial view, illegal slash-and-burn in the Gran Chaco, first, parallel aisles are cut, then two bulldozers with a chain between drive along the strips and break down the wood, which is then burned, Salta Province, Argentina, South America

African Oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis) plantations and clear cut for new planting, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Illegal chainsaw tree cut down in February 2022 of a large tree belonging to the Terminalia family in order to enlarge the deforested area to establish a coffee plantation in the Indio Maiz biological reserve. Nicaragua, San Juan de Nicaragua

Aerial images of cityscape, landscape, and agriculture in Johor, Malaysia

Road through Amazon rainforest, illegal logging route, Trairao District, Para, Brazil, South America

Destruction of rainforest caused by gold mining, Guyana, South America

Clearing of tropical rainforest south of Lake Kutubu for Gobe oil camp, southern highlands, Papua New Guinea

Primary forest destroyed by bull-dozer - French Guiana

aerial image of Panama Canal Zone, Panama

Russia, Leningrad Oblast, Tikhvin, Aerial view of electricity pylons in middle of deforested area

DEFORESTATION, BRAZIL. Amazon. Vicinity Porto Velho. Deforestation along the High-way BR-364. . The BR-364 funnelled migration from the desertic, over populated northeast. These migrant farmers clear forest to grow food crops but the land cannot sustain agriculture.

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - North Bass - 26-HK-230-102. AERIAL OF MARSH AREA NEAR POINTE A LA HACHE/PUMP STATION AREA. Hurricane Katrina

Schellenberger Wald, forest with storm damage caused on 9 June 2014, aerial view, Essen, Ruhr Area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Historic Arab cemetery at Al-Baleed excavation site, Unesco World Heritage Site, Oman, Asia

Gold Mining informal. Arimu, Guyana

Aerial view of an empty road on Mafia Island, Ethiopia.

Clearing of tropical rainforest south of Lake Kutubu for Gobe oil camp, southern highlands, Papua New Guinea

Man placing geophones in the ground for a seismic reflective survey on the West Coast of New Zealand. THe blue post marks the site of an explosive charge

Aerial view of deforestation of rainforests in Brazil near Amazon River

Deforestation area - with oil palm plantation. Sabah - Borneo - Malaysia.

Belmopan - Chancery Office Building - 1981, United States photographs Related to Embassies, Consulates, and Other Overseas Buildings

Dead Mangrove Tree

Lowland tropical rainforest traditionally logged access roads skid trails & log landings visible. Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia.

Sumatran Orangutan (Pongo abelii) conflict response unit members searching for individual in need of evacuation from logged area, Sumatra, Indonesia

Aerial view of a clearing amidst dense green forest, revealing a construction site with buildings and vehicles, Klaten Regency, Jawa Tengah, Indonesia.

Aerial view from a Cessna aircraft, cleared area adjacent to the still existing Chaco forest, Gran Chaco, Salta, Argentina, South America

Wege im Regenwald Brandrodung in der Gran Sabana Venezuela Copyright: xZoonar.com/UwexBauchx 350022

Aerial view from a Cessna aircraft, tractor working illegally deforested land with remnants of the original vegetation of the Chaco, Gran Chaco, Salta, Argentina, South America

Restored pine forest habitat. Subjects: Habitat restoration; Forests; Wildlife refuges. Location: Florida. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: LOWER SUWANNEE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE. . 1998 - 2011.

Revegetalisation on ultrabasic soil New Caledonia

Deforestation by transmigrant settlement Bengkulu Province, Sumatra, Indonesia

The Serra Grande Sugar Company preserves rainforest on more than one-third of its 60,000 acres in order to protect a watershed, Alagoa, south Brazil

Global warming, river after extended drought, Kruger National Park, South Africa, sequence 2 of 2, Africa

HAITI Rainforest. Tree saplings planted as part of reforestation project..

Cuba : The valley of traditional and organic farming. Vinales valley is still preserve ecologically and is famous for the wooded hills and traditional and organic agriculture. Cuba: La vallée de lagriculture traditionnelle et biologique. La vallée de Vinales est encore préserver écologiquement et est très connue pour les mogotes ainsi lagriculture traditionnelle et biologique.

Succession or encroachment of trees into a clearing

Wetlands Restoration. Subjects: Wetlands; Wetlands; Resource management. . 1998 - 2011.

Land cleared by shifting cultivation Malawi

Aerial view from a Cessna aircraft, illegal burning in the Gran Chaco, trunks, branches and twigs of the destroyed forest are burned to create the future fields, Salta, Argentina, South America

LAO - ENVIRONNEMENT - 4000 ISLANDPortrait of the 4000 Islands territory (Si Phan Don) in the extreme south of Laos where the famous Don Sahong Dam is being built.LAO - ENVIRONNEMENT - 4000 ÎLESPortrait du territoire des 4000 îles ( Si Phan Don ) à l'extrème sud du Laos où est en construction le fameux barrage de Don Sahong.

Land cleared for oil palm plantations, Sabah, Malaysia. Oil palms are grown commercially to produce palm oil, which is used around the world as cooking oil and as an ingredient in many processed foods. Palm oil is also used as a biofuel, which has recently caused an increase in demand. However, there are social and environmental issues surrounding oil palm production, since the plantations often compete with native agriculture or rainforest, and palm oil grown for fuel takes up acreage that migh

Brazil, Para, Itaituba, Amazon rainforest, slash and burn, reclamation of pastureland

Forest burnt down in summer 2022, Cernot, Jura, France

Bangladesh, Sundarban, 2021-10-29. Report on board Rubayath and Elizabeth s boat on the Sundarbans, a region made of innumerable arms and channels of the Ganges delta which descend towards the Bay of Bengal. The largest mangrove forest in the world, the region, characteristic of Bengal, has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The site has also been recognised as a Ramsar site and biosphere reserve since then. Photograph by Martin Bertrand.Bangladesh, Sundarban, le 2021-10-29. Reportage a bord du bateau de Rubayath et Elizabeth sur les Sundarbans, region faite d innombrables bras et canaux du delta du Gange qui descendent vers le golfe du Bengale. Plus grande foret de mangrove du monde, la region, caracteristique du Bengale, a ete classee patrimoine mondial de l UNESCO. Le site est egalement reconnu en tant que site Ramsar et reserve de biosphere depuis. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

Drought withered coconut grove in Pollachi near Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Streams polluted with coal slurry from an accidental pond breach

Beautiful aerial view to small amazon riverside community

AMAZON - PERU, vicinity Satipo. Campa or Ashaninka Indians. . They are hunter gatherers living from the jungle without destroying it. It takes about 18 hours a week to collect the food they need. Their diet is regarded as one of the most nutritious in the World. Their way of life is threatened by migrant slash and burn farmers who destroy the jungle in order to grow a few crops. Aerial view of the village.

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