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Deforestation Caused by Road Construction in the Brazilian Amazon

Deforestation caused by road construction in the Rondônia province of Brazil, from 1984 to 2022.

Image ID 54184120
Production Year 2023
Length 00:00:13
Production Company Earthtime
ResolutionUHD ProRes UHD HD
FormatMP4 MOV

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What this clip shows:\n 00:00-01:28 – 1984: Intact virgin rainforest in Rondônia, a province of Brazil just south of the of the Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau Indigenous Territory.\n 01:29-03:27 – 1985: Highway BR429 is constructed through virgin rainforest.\n 03:28-13:03 – 1986-2022: The area around the road is converted to farmland and the town of São Francisco do Guaporé town is constructed.\n 13:04-23:08 – 1984-2022: The scale of deforestation along the road can be seen.

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Earthtime