MARIBA, PARA STATE, BRAZIL

The satellitle images below depict radical deforestation near Mariba in Para State, the site of Greenpeace's Amazon Guardian Tour. The first was taken in 1972 - the second was taken 20 years later. A detailed study of the Brazilian Amazon is being coordinated by Michigan State University (MSU) as part of NASA's Landsat Pathfinder Humid Tropical Forest Inventory Project.

1972 - Forest Area South of Mariba

1992 - Forest Area South of Mariba