AMAZON 2012

28/05/2012 by admin
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  • Virgin Amazon rainforest in Para State.
  • View of the Amazon rainforest near Gurupa.
  • Trees inundated by a lake created from the damming of the Curu‡ Una River.
  • Tree in soy field south of Santarem near the BR-163 road.
  • Rainforest and soyfields near Santarem.
  • Peninsula of rainforest in the Tapajos River south of Santarem Brazil.
  • Flooding during the rainy season.
  • Electrical power transmission line foundations and path.
  • Construction of the Belo Monte Dam project, near Altamira. The Belo Monte Dam will be the third largest in the world, submerging 400,000 hectares and displacing 20,000 people.
  • Construction of the Belo Monte Dam project, near Altamira. The Belo Monte Dam will be the third largest in the world, submerging 400,000 hectares and displacing 20,000 people.
  • Construction of the Belo Monte Dam project, near Altamira. The Belo Monte Dam will be the third largest in the world, submerging 400,000 hectares and displacing 20,000 people.
  • Construction of the Belo Monte Dam project, near Altamira. The Belo Monte Dam will be the third largest in the world, submerging 400,000 hectares and displacing 20,000 people.
  • Construction of a canal for the Belo Monte Dam project, near Altamira. The Belo Monte Dam will be the third largest in the world, submerging 400,000 hectares and displacing 20,000 people.
  • Construction of a canal for the Belo Monte Dam project, near Altamira. The Belo Monte Dam will be the third largest in the world, submerging 400,000 hectares and displacing 20,000 people.
  • Cleared rainforest land.