Slash and burn deforestation

Peru / Amazonas / La Peca /

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Slash and burn consists of cutting and burning of forests or woodlands to create fields for agriculture or pasture for livestock, or for a variety of other purposes. It is sometimes part of shifting cultivation agriculture, and of transhumance livestock herding.

Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash-and-burn

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Coordinates: 5°38'49"S 78°8'42"W

Forest clear-cutting that threatens the nearby Cutervo National Park 99 km
Huascaran National Park 356 km
Manu National Park 887 km
ACR Titankayocc 983 km
TCO Community Land Pilon Lajas 1508 km
Pampa del Tamarugal National Reserve 1876 km
Baritú National Park 2356 km
English forest 3428 km
El Potrero Forest Ranch 3668 km
San Miguel National Park and Wildlife Reserve 4020 km

Slash and burn deforestation 29 km
Pomacochas lake 29 km
Chachapoyas Airport 69 km
Cutervo National Park 96 km
San Nicolas Gold Mine and Property. 133 km
Cerro Corona Gold Mine and Property 135 km
Laguna de Los Condores 143 km
Lagunas Airport (SPGS) Cajamarca, Perú (PE) 150 km
Yanacocha gold/silver mine 154 km
Mt. Negro (Open pit dold mining, Minera Yanacocha) 160 km

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Slash and burn deforestation Pomacochas lake Chachapoyas Airport Cutervo National Park San Nicolas Gold Mine and Property. Cerro Corona Gold Mine and Property Laguna de Los Condores Lagunas Airport (SPGS) Cajamarca, Perú (PE) Yanacocha gold/silver mine Mt. Negro (Open pit dold mining, Minera Yanacocha)