Indigenous Karipuna Aripã in a Deforested Area inside the Karipuna Reserve

Karipuna Territory in Brazil. Indigenous Karipuna Andre is seen in an illegally deforested area inside the Karipuna reserve during a patrol. Ratified in 1998, the Karipuna Indigenous Territory (IT) is 152,930 ha in size and suffers from constant invasions of illegal loggers. Today the Karipuna territory is facing one of the highest rates of deforestation of all indigenous areas in the Amazon.

Unique identifier: GP0STRAYC

Type: Image

Shoot date: 17/10/2017

Locations: Amazon, Brazil, Karipuna Indigenous Territory, Rondônia, South America

Credit line: © Tommaso Protti / Greenpeace

Ranking: ★★★★★ (C)

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Illegal Logging in Amazon Rainforest Reserve

An area inside the Karipuna reserve set on fire for logging by illegal loggers. Ratified in 1998, the Karipuna Indigenous Territory (IT) is 152,930 ha in size and suffers from constant invasions of illegal loggers. Today the Karipuna territory is facing one of the highest rates of deforestation of all indigenous areas in the Amazon.

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