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Deforestation of the rainforest is visible in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Deforestation in the country has primarily been driven by the expansion of mechanized agriculture and cattle ranching. This Overview highlights the country’s struggle to expand food production in order to meet the needs of its growing population, and the sacrificial destruction of its forests that has taken place to do so. Deforestation rates have been stable though relatively high, at about 200,000 hectares a year.
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Date posted: 2015/12/14 18:12:11
Date liked: 2015/12/14 21:12:28
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aerial view 306
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geometric pattern 95
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farmland 22
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agricultural fields 4
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Date liked: 2015/12/14 21:12:28
512 Tumblr notes
Liked from: Daily Overview
Tagged:
aerial view 306
satellite imagery 107
geometric pattern 95
top-down view 58
farmland 22
abstract landscape 16
agricultural fields 4
patchwork 1
nature pattern 1
green texture 1
