Today Greenpeace published a 2-year investigation that shows how the logging industry threatens the Amazon rainforest. These photos show the illegal logging that's ransacking the forest and show what's at stake if the logging continues.
Spot the beautiful, golden ipê tree in this picture from Daniel Beltra. Let's make sure it stays in the forest and doesn't end up as garden decking. Join me in signing the petition to protect the Amazon rainforest and the communities that depend on it.
Photograph taken on a flight from Santarem to Altamira showing an ipê tree. 2013 © Beltra/Greenpeace
Aerial photograph showing rainforest close to the city of Altamira, where illegal logging and land grabbing has been occurring. 2013 © Beltra/Greenpeace
Aerial photograph close to the city of Altamira, where illegal logging and land grabbing has been occurring. 2013 © Beltra/Greenpeace
A Macaco Prego (Cebus apella) in Brazil, 2006 © Beltra/Greenpeace
Aerial photograph taken on a flight from Macap· to Santarem to document logging areas. Para State, Brazil. 2013 © Beltra/Greenpeace
Snake gliding into the water in the Amazon rainforest. 2006 © Mauthe/Greenpeace
Aerial photograph taken during an overflight from Manaus to Santarem to document deforestation. Para State, Brazil. 2013 © Beltra/Greenpeace
Aerial of a sawmill named Di Trento, in the municipality of Anapu, Para State, 2014 © Cruppe/Greenpeace
A man pulls a barge as the boat engine has broken. A truck loaded with timber is crossing the Curu·-Una river, close to Santarem, Para State. 2014 © Cruppe/Greenpeace
Aerial photograph showing rainforest close to the city of Altamira where illegal logging and land grabbing has been occurring. 2013 © Beltra/Greenpeace
Trucks loaded with timber are seen from a car awaiting the repair of a ferry used to cross the Curua-Una river, close to Santarem, Para State. 2014 © Cruppe/Greenpeace
Aerial photograph taken during an overflight from Manaus to Santarem to document deforestation. Para State, Brazil. 2013 © Beltra/Greenpeace
A toad (bufo guttatus), seen here, is part of the diverse wildlife living inside Cristalino State Park. 2007 © Beltra/Greenpeace