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Consequences Featured in de Volkskrant

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DEFORESTATION IN THE AMAZON REGION

From de Volkskrant: “Illegal cattle and igloos full of smoldering wood everywhere, NOOR Photo Agency sent the photographers around the world to document the cause and effect of warming. Prior to the climate summit in Copenhagen, de Volkskrant brings a three part photo series that starts tody. The first: logging in Brazil.

Kadir van Lohuizen | Brazil | Brazil’s Range War: Assault on the Amazon BEHIND THE SCENES

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Kadir van Lohuizen | Brazil | Brazil’s Range War: Assault on the Amazon PORTFOLIO

admin — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:23:48 +0000

The rainforests of the Brazilian Amazon, the most biologically diverse place on Earth, are shrinking by tens of thousands of square kilometers a year. About 60 to 70 percent of that deforestation occurs as rancher cut, burn and bulldoze trees, often illegally, to create pastures for the country’s burgeoning cattle industry. In recent years, Brazil has become the largest exporter of beef and, not coincidentally, one of the largest polluters in the world.

Fires from the burning forests and the ovens that heat the wood into charcoal fill the skies. The cattle, too, are responsible for methane gases. “Every year in the dry season, the rainforest is burning. If it’s not the rainforest, it’s the pastures,” says Lohuizen. Even nature preserves, such as Terra do Meio, are not safe from the illegal deforestation.

NOOR Photographers Featured on American Public Media

admin — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:12:59 +0000

In an article titled, “The Climate Race” businesses and governments around the world vie for profits in a low-carbon economy, American Public Media showcased the Consequences by NOOR photographic project on climate change. Marketplace is heard by an audience of more than 10 million unique listeners each week, on more than 330 public radio stations nationwide.

Kadir van Lohuizen | Brazil | Brazil’s Range War: Assault on the Amazon

admin — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:53:28 +0000

Clearing the Land

The rainforests of the Brazilian Amazon, the most biologically diverse place on Earth, are shrinking by an estimated 12,000 square kilometers a year. About 60 to 70 percent of that deforestation occurs as rancher cut, burn and bulldoze trees, often illegally, to create pastures for the country’s burgeoning cattle industry. In recent years, Brazil has become the largest exporter of beef and, not coincidentally, the third largest polluter in the world, after China and the United States. Fires from the burning forests and the ovens that heat the wood into charcoal fill the skies. The cattle, too, are responsible for methane gases. “Every year in the dry season, the rainforest is burning. If it’s not the rainforest, it’s the pastures,” says Lohuizen. Even nature preserves, such as Terra do Meio, are not safe from the illegal deforestation.

About Kadir van Lohuizen:

the Netherlands, 1963 – Kadir has covered conflicts in Africa and elsewhere, but is probably best known for his projects on seven rivers of the world and the diamond industry. He has received numerous prizes, including two World Press Photo awards. He is on the supervisory board of World Press Photo, and has published four photo books. Kadir is based in Amsterdam and New York.