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Deforestation Caused by Road Construction in the Brazilian Amazon (longer version)

Deforestation caused by road construction in the Rondônia province of Brazil, between 1984-2022.

Image ID 54747578
Production Year 2023
Length 00:00:22
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 13:00-23:00 – 1984-2022: Zooming out, the scale of deforestation along the road can be seen.

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Earthtime