Tag "Amazon Rainforest deforestation"
Global Positioning System
Activists Use GPS Systems to Track Illegal Logging Operations in Brazil’s Amazon Rainforest
The Amazon rainforest is the largest rainforest on earth. It covers 5% of the world’s surface area and reaches into nine South American countries. Deforestation normally starts with logging. Loggers
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Earth from Space: Adeus, Amazon Rainforest Deforestation
24 years of Amazon Rainforest deforestation in the Brazilian state of Rondônia are shown in a simulated animation. Source: ESA