Photo Gallery A Second Chance for the Amazon
Is the Amazon rainforest recovering? New studies suggest that the long-term consequences of deforestation may not be as bad as predicted, as vegetation makes a comeback on abandoned agricultural land. This June 2008 shows deforestation in the Amazon region of Brazil.
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Farmer Felipe Garcia is one of the few residents of the Panama town of Chilibre who still makes a living from farming. He told SPIEGEL that the jungle had already reclaimed his neighbors' land.
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Atlantic rainforest in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo: Many countries have little or no old-growth rainforest left.
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Now scientists are looking into the question of how land which was deforested a long time ago can recover. This 1991 photo shows a deforested area in the Brazilian Amazon.
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Mahogany logs seized by Brazilian authorities are seen in this 2002 photo: Illegal logging is responsible for much deforestation in the Amazon.
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The Brazilian government bases estimates of Amazon deforestation on high-resolution satellite data.
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