Brazil

RAINFOREST DEFORESTATION, Amazon, near Boavista, northern Brazil, South America. Cow carcass skeletons and skulls in sandy desert which was once a rainforest. In the dry season many cattle die. A rainforest becomes a desert. Ecological biosphere and fragile ecosystem where flora and fauna, and native lifestyles are threatened by progress and development. The rainforest is home to many plants and animals who are endangered or facing extinction. This region is home to indigenous primitive and tribal peoples including the Yanomami and Macuxi.

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RAINFOREST DEFORESTATION, Amazon, near Boavista, northern Brazil, South America. Cow carcass skeletons and skulls in sandy desert which was once a rainforest. In the dry season many cattle die. A rainforest becomes a desert. Ecological biosphere and fragile ecosystem where flora and fauna, and native lifestyles are threatened by progress and development. The rainforest is home to many plants and animals who are endangered or facing extinction. This region is home to indigenous primitive and tribal peoples including the Yanomami and Macuxi.