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Global Deforestation 2012This series of images acquired by the ERS and Envisat satellites highlights deforestation as seen across the globe over the past twenty years. 
Cameroon Rainforest DeforestationThe rain forests in the Gulf of Guinea in Cameroon and Nigeria are a so-called hotspot of biodiversity. They house not only one of the oldest woodlands of the Earth but also a unique plant world: 620 species of trees and bushes, 500 kinds of herbs and lianas occur in the 1200 km² Korup National Park. Rare drills and chimpanzees live in the region, as well as forest elephants, gorillas and leopards. Many animal and plant species can be seen only here and nowhere else in the world. 
Bolivia Rainforest Deforestation 2012Forests in lowland Bolivia suffer from severe deforestation caused by different types of agents and land use activities. Three major proximate causes of deforestation have been identified. The largest share of deforestation is attributable to the expansion of mechanised agriculture, followed by cattle ranching and small-scale agriculture. 
New Orleans - Looking back on the impact of Hurricane KatrinaHurricane Katrina slammed into New Orleans on 29 August 2005, bringing death, destruction and despair. Entire neighbourhoods were wiped out, about 80 percent of the city was underwater and 1,800 people were killed. Over the last seven years, billions of dollars have been spent on rebuilding the city and revamping the levee system, yet the landscape has been altered forever. 
Guatemala Rainforest Deforestation 2012These images show different areas of the Guatemala rainforest ecoregions (Petén and Alta Verapaz). The images were created by merging separate SAR images from the Envisat and ERS-1 and 2 satellites, acquired at different dates during the missions. Guatemala has one of the most extensive and diverse forest systems in Central America. 
Storebalt Bridge (Denmark)This series of images from ESA's Envisat and ERS-2 satellites, shows the building phases of the Storebælt Bridge (Denmark). The bridge, which crosses the Storebælt (Great Belt) strait, was built to join the island of Fyn with the island of Sjælland and connects the east and west parts of Denmark. 
Amazon rainforest deforestation (Brazil)These images show different areas of the Amazon rainforest ecoregions. These images are obtained as a SAR merge of Envisat and ERS-2 satellites, acquired at different dates during the missions. 
Mexico deforestation (Tabasco region)This composite radar multi-layer image was created by merging three separate images from ESA's ERS-2 and Envisat satellites, acquired at different dates during the missions. The image shows a large area of deforestation in the Tabasco Region of Mexico. 
Riau Province Deforestation (Sumatra Island, Indonesia)These images show an area of deforestation in Riau Province, located on the east coast of Sumatra Island (Indonesia). These images were created by merging Envisat and ERS-2 satellite SAR images, acquired at different times during the missions. 
Millau Viaduct (Massif, Central France)This series of Envisat and ERS images feature the Millau Viaduct in central France, which holds the record (as of 2012) as being the tallest bridge in the world. |
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