Satellite Imagery of Rainforest Deforestation NASA has a series of great articles explaining causes of deforestation accompanied by satellite images. Below you will find links to some of these resources. This image shows the extent of deforestation in the state of Rondonia, Brazil. Acquired by the Advance Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) on August 24, 2000, the false-color image combines near-infrared, red, and green light. Tropical rainforest appears bright red, while pale red and brown areas represent cleared land. Black and gray areas have probably been recently burned. The Jiparaná River appears blue. Satellite image of deforestation in the Amazon region, taken from the Brazilian state of Para on July 15, 1986. The dark areas are forest, the white is deforested areas, and the gray is re-growth. The pattern of deforestation spreading along roads is obvious in the lower half of the image. Scattered larger clearings can be seen near the center of the image. Deforestation: General Overview Tropical Deforestation Fact Sheet - Deforestation Overview Tropical Deforestation Fact Sheet - The Rate of Deforestation Tropical Deforestation Fact Sheet - Deforestation and the Global Carbon Cycle Tropical Deforestation Fact Sheet - After Deforestation Remote Sensing Remote Sensing Tutorial Page Bolivia Deforestation in Bolivia Deforestation in Santa Cruz, Bolivia Tierras Bajas Deforestation, Bolivia Indonesia Deforestation in Sumatra Madagascar Deforestation in Madagascar Amazon Deforestation Patterns in the Amazon Brazil Deforestation near Rio Branco, Brazil Deforestation in Brazil Fires and Deforestation in Brazil Deforestation and fires in Para, Brazil Fires and Deforestation near the Xingu River Causes of Deforestation in the Amazon Today deforestation in the Amazon is the result of several activities, the foremost of which include: Clearing for cattle pasture Colonization and subsequent subsistence agriculture Infrastructure improvements Commercial agriculture Logging Deforestation Solutions for Brazil Today Brazil faces an enormous challenge: how to balance economic growth with the preservation of the Amazon rainforest. Rehabilitation and increased productivity of formerly forested lands Expansion of protection areas Development based on concepts of sustainable use of some existing forest Land policy reform Law Enforcement

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