“Slash and burn” in the rainforest of South America
The rainforest of South America, also known as Amazonia, has been undergoing a continual and accelerated conversion process into farmlands (including pasture for livestock) since the early 1960s. This process has typically been achieved by clearing the forest using fire—“slash and burn”—followed by planting of crops.
Size: 3870px × 2658px
Photo credit: © NASA Archive / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: aerial, amazon, amazonia, america, area, burning, burn”, clear, clearing, country, deforestation, deforested, destroy, destroying, destruction, environment, environmental, farmland, fire, forest, forests, image, issue, issues, nasa, rainforest, regions, river, satellite, smoke, south, “slash
