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View from plane of deforestation in Madagascar (Airplane flight from Anatananarivo to Maroantsetra)


Airplane view of a rainforest river and tepui in Venezuela
Airplane view of a rainforest river and tepui in Venezuela

(Venezuela)


Gold mining damage

(Suriname)


Nosy Mangabe from airplane

(Madagascar)


Gold mining operation in the Amazon rainforest

(Suriname)


Deforestation in Northern Madagascar



Lavaka (landslides) caused by erosion in Madagascar (Airplane flight from Anatananarivo to Maroantsetra)



Aerial view of Old Panama City (Casco Viejo or San Felipe)
(pan01-0904)


Agricultural fires in wet forests of Madagascar (Maroantsetra to Tamatave)



Airplane view of mountains and agricultural fields in western China

(China)


Mosaic of cassava fields; regenerating secondary forest; and natural forest in the Amazon

(Suriname)


Aerial view of Tsingy de Bemaraha (Tsingy de Bemaraha)



Plane view of canyon

(Grand Canyon)

Aerial view of Gabonese rainforest
Aerial view of Gabonese rainforest

(Gabon)

Aerial view of open pit mine in the Amazon rainforest
Aerial view of open pit mine in the Amazon rainforest
Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu

(Peru)


Plane view of deforestation-induced erosion in Madagascar (Flight from Tana West)


Scrub vegetation and secondary forest following deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon
Scrub vegetation and secondary forest following deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon
Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu

(Peru)


Aerial view of a gold mine near Paramaribo

(Suriname)

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

(Peru)

Snow-capped peaks in the Andes
Snow-capped peaks in the Andes
Location: Andes

(Peru)


Aerial view of limestone formations In Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park (Tsingy de Bemaraha)



Aerial view of erosion in Madagascar (Flight from Tana West)



Deforestation in Madagascar (aerial view) (Airplane flight from Anatananarivo to Maroantsetra)



Aerial view of limestone formations in Tsingy de Bemaraha (Tsingy de Bemaraha)


Forest clearing for resource extraction in Borneo-aerial view (Kalimantan; Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
Forest clearing for resource extraction in Borneo-aerial view

(Indonesia)

Aerial photo of deforestation in the Amazon
Aerial photo of deforestation in the Amazon
Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu

(Peru)

Aerial view of burning rain forest
Aerial view of burning rain forest
Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu

(Peru)


Aerial view of the red-colored Manambolo River (Manambolo)


Aerial view of rice paddies where mangrove forests oncee grew (Java)
Aerial view of rice paddies where mangrove forests oncee grew

(Indonesia)


Tsingy de Bemaraha from plane

(Madagascar)

Open pits at  the Rio Huaypetue mine.
Open pits at the Rio Huaypetue mine.
Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu

(Peru)


Lazy rainforest river

(Suriname)

Truck dumping gravel at the Rio Huaypetue gold mine
Truck dumping gravel at the 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)


Tsingy from above

(Madagascar)


Aerial view of deforestation in Madagascar (Airplane flight from Anatananarivo to Maroantsetra)


Aerial view of flowering canopy trees
Aerial view of flowering canopy trees
Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu

(Peru)

Aerial view of Gabonese rainforest canopy
Aerial view of Gabonese rainforest canopy

(Gabon)


Settlements and fragmented forest in the rural outskirts of Paramaribo (coastal Suriname)

(Suriname)


Plane view of Tsingy de Bemaraha (Tsingy de Bemaraha)



Plane view of canyon

(Grand Canyon)

Aerial view of the southern coast of Borneo (Kalimantan; Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
Aerial view of the southern coast of Borneo

(Indonesia)


Transitional zone between rainforest and savanna

(Suriname)


Airplane view of erosion in Madagascar (Flight from Tana West)



Forest island in a sea of bananas



Agricultural fires in tropical forests of Madagascar (Maroantsetra to Tamatave)



Flowering trees in the rainforest canopy

(Suriname)


Aerial view of the Amazon river

Raw log timber yard in Port Gentil
Raw log timber yard in Port Gentil

(Gabon)


Aerial view of Tsingy de Bemaraha (Tsingy de Bemaraha)



Aerial view of humpback whales in the Bay of Antongil

(Madagascar)


Plane view of canyon

(Grand Canyon)

Deforestation in the Amazon
Deforestation in the Amazon
Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu

(Peru)

Clear-cutting in the Amazon rainforest as viewed from above by airplane
Clear-cutting in the Amazon rainforest as viewed from above by airplane
Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu

(Peru)


Gold mining operation in the Amazon rainforest

(Suriname)


Airplane view of deforestation-induced erosion in Madagascar (Flight from Tana West)



Aerial view of high desert in western China

(China)


Masoala region

(Madagascar)


Aerial view of deforestation for agriculture in Madagascar (Airplane flight from Anatananarivo to Maroantsetra)



Aerial view of dry forest (Fort Dauphin - Tana Flight)



Plane view of erosion in western Madagascar (Flight from Tana West)



Forest island amid a banana plantation



Bird's eye view of environmental degradation in Madagascar (Airplane flight from Anatananarivo to Maroantsetra)



Reefs off Cancun


Aerial view of deforestation in the Amazon
Aerial view of deforestation in the Amazon
Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu

(Peru)


Aerial view of dry forest (Fort Dauphin - Tana Flight)


Aerial picture of Cuzco
Aerial picture of Cuzco
Location: Cuzco

(Peru)

Mangrove-clearing in Borneo (Kalimantan; Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
Mangrove-clearing in Borneo

(Indonesia)



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